Nonstop flight route between Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Hollis, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL), Hollis, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,598 miles (or 2,571 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 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW):

• The furthest airport from Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,806 miles (17,390 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Unlike most Air Force Bases, Warren AFB has no runway for fixed-wing aircraft.
• The history of the base dates back to the Railroad Act of 1862, when president Lincoln and Congress set plans for the transcontinental railroad.
• The closest airport to Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) ENE of FEW.
• From 1913 to 1916, during the Mexican Revolution, post artillery units were stationed along the border to prevent the struggle from coming onto American soil.
• In 1957, in response to budget reductions, Air Training Command formed a base utilization board to examine all its facilities, looking at existing and future training requirements.
• The end of the Cold War and combat during Operation Desert Storm in 1991 resulted in significant changes to the organizational structure of the US Air Force.
• In addition to being known as "Francis E. Warren Air Force Base", another name for FEW is "Francis E. Warren AFB".

Facts about Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL):

• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,661 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,820 enplanements in 2009, and 1,965 in 2010.
• Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 500 feet.
• Because of Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base 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 Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,631 miles (17,108 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) is Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNE of HYL.
• Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base is a state owned, public use seaplane base located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of Hollis, a community in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in the U.S.