Nonstop flight route between Big Piney, Wyoming, United States and Adak Island, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Miley Memorial Field (BPI), Big Piney, Wyoming, United States and Adak Airport (ADK), Adak Island, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,074 miles (or 4,947 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 Miley Memorial Field and Adak 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 Miley Memorial Field and Adak Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Miley Memorial Field (BPI):

• Miley Memorial Field (BPI) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Miley Memorial Field (BPI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,814 miles (17,404 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Miley Memorial Field's high elevation of 6,990 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BPI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BPI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Miley Memorial Field (BPI) is Ralph Wenz Field (PWY), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NE of BPI.

Facts about Adak Airport (ADK):

• The closest airport to Adak Airport (ADK) is Atka Airport (AKB), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) ENE of ADK.
• Scheduled passenger service service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
• The furthest airport from Adak Airport (ADK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,985 miles (17,679 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Because of Adak Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Adak 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.
• Adak Airport is a state owned, public use airport located west of Adak, on Adak Island in the U.S.
• Adak Airport was once featured on the television reality show, Alaska State Troopers.
• Adak Airport (ADK) has 2 runways.
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,989 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,907 in 2009, and 2,097 in 2010.