Nonstop flight route between Burlington, Vermont, United States and Shemya, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Burlington International Airport (BTV), Burlington, Vermont, United States and Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,631 miles (or 7,453 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 Burlington International Airport and Eareckson Air Station, 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 Burlington International Airport and Eareckson Air Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Burlington International Airport (BTV):

• Burlington International Airport (BTV) has 2 runways.
• On February 3, 2010 it was announced that AirTran Airways would not be returning to Burlington.
• The airport set a local record in July 2008 when 79,154 passengers flew from Burlington, the first time the figure has crossed 70,000.
• Because of Burlington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at Burlington 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.
• The furthest airport from Burlington International Airport (BTV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,586 miles (18,646 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• As a Burlington-owned facility, the airport purchases its electricity from the city-owned utility.
• The closest airport to Burlington International Airport (BTV) is Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NW of BTV.
• The show itself and involvement of the V-ANGCF was approved in November with the event dubbed "Wings over Vermont", a website was constructed and it was stated that rather than taking place at the airport, the show would instead be performed over the waterfront at Lake Champlain.
• The airport has used natural resources such as marble and granite, and maple for interior decoration, intended to give the airport a "Vermont Feel".
• Burlington International Airport is a joint-use civil-military airport in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States.
• From 2000 to 2008, the airport experienced an increase in growth and service.

Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):

• Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and "  ".
• The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• The spring of 1944 brought improving weather and the B-24s and PV-1s to fly more missions over the Kuriles.
• On 27 January 1992 the 5073rd Air Base Group located at Shemya AFB was re-designated as the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force 673d Air Base Group.
• On 6 April 1993, Shemya Air Force Base was renamed Eareckson Air Station.
• The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
• Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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.
• In 1958, the Air Force resumed operations on Shemya in support of various Air Force and Army strategic intelligence collection activities.