Nonstop flight route between Dickinson, North Dakota, United States and Gambell, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK), Dickinson, North Dakota, United States and Gambell Airport (GAM), Gambell, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,785 miles (or 4,481 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 Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport and Gambell 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 Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport and Gambell Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK):

• Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) has 2 runways.
• Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport, formerly known as Dickinson Municipal Airport, is a public use airport located five nautical miles south of the central business district of Dickinson, in Stark County, North Dakota, United States.
• The closest airport to Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) is Bowman Municipal Airport (BWM), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) SW of DIK.
• The airport covers an area of 626 acres at an elevation of 2,592 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,412 miles (16,756 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Gambell Airport (GAM):

• On 30 August 1975, Wien Air Alaska Flight 99, a Fairchild F-27B on approach to landing, crashed into Sevuokuk Mountain after multiple missed approaches, killing the pilot and co-pilot and eight others out of the 32 crew and passengers on board.
• In addition to being known as "Gambell Airport", another name for GAM is "(former Gambell Army Airfield)".
• The furthest airport from Gambell Airport (GAM) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,421 miles (16,771 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Because of Gambell Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Gambell 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.
• Gambell Airport (GAM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Gambell Airport (GAM) is Savoonga Airport (SVA), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of GAM.
• On 27 February 1974, a Soviet Union An-24LR carrying a crew of 3 and 10 scientists on an ice-reconnaissance mission landed at Gambell due to fuel exhaustion in bad weather, causing a minor Cold War incident.