Nonstop flight route between Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States and Jacksonville, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dahl Creek Airport (DCK), Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States and Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX), Jacksonville, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,904 miles (or 6,284 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 Dahl Creek Airport and Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1, 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 Dahl Creek Airport and Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCK / |
Airport Name: | Dahl Creek Airport |
Location: | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°56'35"N by 156°54'16"W |
Area Served: | Dahl Creek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 260 feet (79 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DCK |
More Information: | DCK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IJX / KIJX |
Airport Name: | Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 |
Location: | Jacksonville, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°25'12"N by 81°38'24"W |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from IJX |
More Information: | IJX Maps & Info |
Facts about Dahl Creek Airport (DCK):
- Because of Dahl Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 260 feet, planes can take off or land at Dahl Creek 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 closest airport to Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) is Kobuk Airport (OBU), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) S of DCK.
- The furthest airport from Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,161 miles (16,352 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX):
- Because of Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 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 Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,460 miles (18,442 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The southeastern portion of Runway 30 has been reused as Imeson Park Boulevard.
- Imeson Field, also known as Jacksonville Imeson Airport, was the airport serving Jacksonville, Florida, from 1927 until its closing in 1968.
- The closest airport to Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX) is Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of IJX.
- The City of Jacksonville reopened it as Jacksonville Imeson Airport.
- In an era of multistop airline flights JAX was busier than people nowadays would expect.
- During 1944 and 1945 Air Service Command used Jacksonville AAF as a staging base for Station Compliment squadrons prior to their overseas deployment.
- Jacksonville Municipal Airport Number One opened on October 11, 1927.