Nonstop flight route between Buckland, Alaska, United States and Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buckland Airport (BKC), Buckland, Alaska, United States and Huntsville International Airport (HSV), Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,624 miles (or 5,833 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 Buckland Airport and Huntsville International Airport, 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 Buckland Airport and Huntsville International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKC / PABL |
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Location: | Buckland, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°58'54"N by 161°8'57"W |
Area Served: | Buckland, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKC |
More Information: | BKC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSV / KHSV |
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Location: | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°38'13"N by 86°46'30"W |
Area Served: | Huntsville, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | Huntsville / Madison County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 629 feet (192 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HSV |
More Information: | HSV Maps & Info |
Facts about Buckland Airport (BKC):
- In addition to being known as "Buckland Airport", another name for BKC is "BVK".
- The furthest airport from Buckland Airport (BKC) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,225 miles (16,455 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Buckland Airport (BKC) is Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) S of BKC.
- Because of Buckland Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Buckland Airport 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.
- Buckland Airport (BKC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Huntsville International Airport (HSV):
- The furthest airport from Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,189 miles (18,008 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Currently only American Airlines and Delta Air Lines operate main line jets into the airport.
- United Airlines also recognized the importance of Huntsville to the NASA space program and started nonstop Boeing 727-100s to Los Angeles in 1969.
- The closest airport to Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of HSV.
- Because of Huntsville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 629 feet, planes can take off or land at Huntsville International Airport 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.
- Huntsville International Airport (HSV) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Huntsville International Airport", another name for HSV is "Carl T. Jones Field".
- Huntsville International Airport covers 6,000 acres at an elevation of 629 feet above mean sea level.