Nonstop flight route between Newport, Vermont, United States and Granite Mountain, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Newport State Airport (EFK), Newport, Vermont, United States and Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT), Granite Mountain, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,435 miles (or 5,528 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 Newport State Airport and Granite Mountain Air Station, 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 Newport State Airport and Granite Mountain Air Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EFK / KEFK |
Airport Name: | Newport State Airport |
Location: | Newport, Vermont, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°53'20"N by 72°13'45"W |
Area Served: | Newport, Vermont |
Operator/Owner: | State of Vermont |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 930 feet (283 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EFK |
More Information: | EFK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GMT / PAGZ |
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Location: | Granite Mountain, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°24'7"N by 161°16'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Government |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 1313 feet (400 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GMT |
More Information: | GMT Maps & Info |
Facts about Newport State Airport (EFK):
- Because of Newport State Airport's relatively low elevation of 930 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport State 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.
- Newport State Airport (EFK) has 2 runways.
- Newport State Airport covers an area of 540 acres which contains two asphalt paved runways, each measuring 4,000 x 100 ft.
- On January 9, 2012 the state announced its intention to seek Federal approval for an expansion.
- In 2013, Flight Design announced the intention of assembling CTLS planes at the airport from nine pieces, fabricated in Germany.
- The furthest airport from Newport State Airport (EFK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,585 miles (18,645 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Newport State Airport (EFK) is Caledonia County Airport (LLX), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSE of EFK.
Facts about Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT):
- Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT) is Haycock Airport (HAY), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSE of GMT.
- The furthest airport from Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,265 miles (16,520 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Granite Mountain Air Station", another name for GMT is "GSZ".