Nonstop flight route between Wendover, Utah, United States and Fort Greely, Delta Junction, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wendover Airport (ENV), Wendover, Utah, United States and Allen Army Airfield (BIG), Fort Greely, Delta Junction, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,049 miles (or 3,297 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 Wendover Airport and Allen Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ENV / KENV |
| Airport Name: | Wendover Airport |
| Location: | Wendover, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°43'6"N by 114°1'50"W |
| Area Served: | Wendover, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | Tooele County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4237 feet (1,291 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ENV |
| More Information: | ENV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIG / PABI |
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| Location: | Fort Greely, Delta Junction, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°59'43"N by 145°43'11"W |
| Area Served: | Fort Greely, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1291 feet (393 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BIG |
| More Information: | BIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Wendover Airport (ENV):
- Wendover Airport (ENV) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Wendover Airport (ENV) is Wells Municipal Airport (LWL), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) WNW of ENV.
- Because of Wendover Airport's high elevation of 4,237 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ENV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ENV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Several flying scenes for the 1997 movie Con Air were filmed at Wendover, using a Fairchild C-123K Provider.
- Wendover AAF was declared surplus in 1976 and on June 16 most of the field, including the water system, was turned over to Wendover, Utah, as a municipal airport.
- Currently, there is no scheduled airline service to Wendover.
- Still-extant facilities include three paved runways, numerous ramps, taxiways, dispersal pads, all of the original hangars, and 75 other World War II–era buildings.
- The furthest airport from Wendover Airport (ENV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,980 miles (17,671 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Allen Army Airfield (BIG):
- The closest airport to Allen Army Airfield (BIG) is Delta Junction Airport (DJN), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) N of BIG.
- Established in 1942 as Big Delta Army Airfield, it was named for river delta formed by the confluence of the Delta River and the Tanana River.
- Allen Army Airfield (BIG) has 3 runways.
- Two runways are lighted and can accommodate heavy cargo aircraft year-round, including the C-141.
- The furthest airport from Allen Army Airfield (BIG) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,331 miles (16,625 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Allen Army Airfield", another name for BIG is "(former Big Delta Army Airfield)".
