Nonstop flight route between College Park, Maryland, United States and Funter Bay, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between College Park Airport (CGS), College Park, Maryland, United States and Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR), Funter Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,850 miles (or 4,587 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 College Park Airport and Funter Bay Seaplane Base, 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 College Park Airport and Funter Bay Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about College Park Airport (CGS):

• George Brinckerhoff took over management of the Airfield and ran it from 1927 until 1959, hosting numerous airshows and teaching hundreds of pilots to fly during his tenure.
• In 1937, the Engineering & Research Corporation, based in nearby Riverdale, Maryland, used the airport to test fly the early model of the Ercoupe, an airplane designed to be spin-proof.
• College Park Airport (CGS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to College Park Airport (CGS) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of CGS.
• The furthest airport from College Park Airport (CGS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,684 miles (18,803 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of College Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at College Park 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 Christmas Aeroplane Company of Washington D.C.

Facts about Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR):

• The furthest airport from Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,533 miles (16,952 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Scheduled airline passenger service at this airport is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.
• Because of Funter Bay Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Funter Bay Seaplane Base 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.
• Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR) is Juneau International Airport (JNU), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of FNR.
• Funter Bay Seaplane Base is a state owned, public use seaplane base located in Funter Bay, in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area of the U.S.