Nonstop flight route between Flores Island, Azores, Portugal and Old Harbor, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Flores Airport (FLW), Flores Island, Azores, Portugal and Old Harbor Airport (OLH), Old Harbor, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,963 miles (or 7,987 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 Flores Airport and Old Harbor 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 Flores Airport and Old Harbor Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLW / LPFL |
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Location: | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°27'29"N by 31°7'55"W |
Area Served: | Santa Cruz das Flores |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FLW |
More Information: | FLW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OLH / |
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Location: | Old Harbor, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°13'5"N by 153°16'9"W |
Area Served: | Old Harbor, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OLH |
More Information: | OLH Maps & Info |
Facts about Flores Airport (FLW):
- On 11 January 2013, a tender was issued by ANA Aeroportos to improve the accessbility within the airport, with installation of lifts, escalators and mechanical walkways, to be installed within the intervening five years.
- The closest airport to Flores Airport (FLW) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) N of FLW.
- In addition to being known as "Flores Airport", another name for FLW is "Aeroporto das Flores".
- Flores Airport handled 45,122 passengers last year.
- Flores Airport (FLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Along with the airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Horta, Vila do Porto, Ponta Delgada and Beja, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation was conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98.
- The furthest airport from Flores Airport (FLW) is Flinders Island Airport (FLS), which is nearly antipodal to Flores Airport (meaning Flores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flinders Island Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Flores Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Flores 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.
Facts about Old Harbor Airport (OLH):
- Because of Old Harbor Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Old Harbor 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.
- In addition to being known as "Old Harbor Airport", another name for OLH is "6R7".
- Old Harbor Airport (OLH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Old Harbor Airport (OLH) is Amook Bay Seaplane Base (AOS), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NW of OLH.
- The furthest airport from Old Harbor Airport (OLH) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,831 miles (17,430 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Old Harbor Airport resides at elevation of 55 feet above mean sea level.