Nonstop flight route between Nenana, Alaska, United States and Diomede, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN), Nenana, Alaska, United States and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO), Diomede, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 581 miles (or 934 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 Nenana Municipal Airport and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN):

• Nenana Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile south of the central business district of Nenana, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S.
• Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) ENE of ENN.
• Because of Nenana Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 362 feet, planes can take off or land at Nenana Municipal 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 Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,313 miles (16,597 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

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

• 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 school year 1953–1954 in Little Diomede Island was adapted to better serve the local needs.
• Little Diomede Island is located about 25 miles west from the mainland, in the middle of the Bering Strait.
• The closest airport to Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Wales Airport (WAA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DIO.
• During the Nome gold rush at the turn of the 19th century, Diomede villagers traveled to Nome along with the gold seekers, even though Nome was not a native village.
• 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.
• Frozen ground and lack of soil on the rocky island also prevents digging graves, but rocks are piled on top of the burial sites instead.
• An electric system was built on the island in the 1970s and electricity is provided by city-operated Diomede Joint Utilities.