Nonstop flight route between Douglas, Wyoming, United States and Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Converse County Airport (DGW), Douglas, Wyoming, United States and Dahl Creek Airport (DCK), Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,521 miles (or 4,058 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 Converse County Airport and Dahl Creek 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 Converse County Airport and Dahl Creek Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGW / KDGW |
Airport Name: | Converse County Airport |
Location: | Douglas, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°47'49"N by 105°23'8"W |
Area Served: | Douglas, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | Converse County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4933 feet (1,504 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DGW |
More Information: | DGW Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Converse County Airport (DGW):
- Because of Converse County Airport's high elevation of 4,933 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DGW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DGW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Converse County Airport (DGW) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Converse County Airport (DGW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,716 miles (17,245 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Converse County Airport (DGW) is Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield (CPR), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) W of DGW.
Facts about Dahl Creek Airport (DCK):
- The closest airport to Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) is Kobuk Airport (OBU), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) S of DCK.
- Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.