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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Naknek Airport (NNK), Naknek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,533 miles (or 4,077 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 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Naknek Airport, 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 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Naknek Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• In 1876, troops from Fort Russell participated in the Great Sioux Indian Wars, the same in which Lieutenant Colonel Custer's forces were defeated.
• 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.
• In March 1949, HQ ATC was directed to re-program, as a part of an overall restructuring to a 48-group Air Force.
• 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.
• 319th Missile Squadron320th Missile Squadron321st Missile Squadron, 90th Operations Support Squadron, and 37th Helicopter Squadron.
• In addition to being known as "Francis E. Warren Air Force Base", another name for FEW is "Francis E. Warren AFB".
• Minuteman III's occupied the silos from 1974-1986.

Facts about Naknek Airport (NNK):

• In addition to being known as "Naknek Airport", another name for NNK is "5NK".
• The closest airport to Naknek Airport (NNK) is South Naknek Airport (WSN), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) SSE of NNK.
• Naknek Airport (NNK) has 3 runways.
• Because of Naknek Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Naknek 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 Naknek Airport (NNK) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,728 miles (17,265 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.