Nonstop flight route between Binghamton, New York, United States and Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM), Binghamton, New York, United States and Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI), Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,213 miles (or 5,171 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Greater Binghamton Airport and Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Greater Binghamton Airport and Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM):

• The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 108,325 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 98,090 in 2009 and 108,988 in 2010.
• To accommodate larger aircraft, the main runway was extended 700 feet in 1969.
• The closest airport to Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) is Cortland County Airport (CTX), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NNW of BGM.
• In 2002 Runway 16/34 was shortened to 7,100 feet to make room for an Engineered Material Arresting System.
• Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,607 miles (18,680 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport was Broome County Airport through the 1970s.
• In addition to being known as "Greater Binghamton Airport", another name for BGM is "Edwin A. Link Field".

Facts about Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI):

• In addition to being known as "Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site", other names for LNI include " " and "AK71".
• Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,219 miles (16,447 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Because of Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The airstrip was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line radar station at Point Lonely.
• The closest airport to Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) is Alpine Airstrip (DQH), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SE of LNI.