Nonstop flight route between Diomede, Alaska, United States and Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO), Diomede, Alaska, United States and Bella Bella (Campbell Island) Airport (ZEL), Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,684 miles (or 2,710 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 relatively short distance between Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) and Bella Bella (Campbell Island) Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO):

• Despite being separated by the new border after the Alaska purchase in 1867, Big Diomede had been home to families now living on Little Diomede and the people living on the American side of the border were very close relatives to those living on the Russian side.
• Because of Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) 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 Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,411 miles (16,755 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Diomede is a city in the Nome Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U.S.
• Little Diomede Island is located about 25 miles west from the mainland, in the middle of the Bering Strait.
• There is no hospital on the island and emergency services are limited due to the remoteness of the island.
• The school year 1953–1954 in Little Diomede Island was adapted to better serve the local needs.
• The median income for a household in the city was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $24,583.
• The closest airport to Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Wales Airport (WAA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DIO.
• After the Cold War ended in the early 1990s, an interest of reuniting with families across the Bering Strait revived.

Facts about Bella Bella (Campbell Island) Airport (ZEL):

• Bella Bella (Campbell Island) Airport (ZEL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Bella Bella (Campbell Island) Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Bella Bella (Campbell Island) 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 Bella Bella (Campbell Island) Airport (ZEL) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,653 miles (17,144 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Bella Bella (Campbell Island) Airport (ZEL) is Bella Bella/Shearwater Water Aerodrome (YSX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) SE of ZEL.