Nonstop flight route between Five Mile, Alaska, United States and Fort Stockton, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Five Mile Airport (FMC), Five Mile, Alaska, United States and Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST), Fort Stockton, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,104 miles (or 4,995 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 Five Mile Airport and Fort Stockton-Pecos County 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 Five Mile Airport and Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FMC / PAFV |
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| Location: | Five Mile, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°55'36"N by 149°50'24"W |
| Operator/Owner: | BLM - Pipeline Office |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 510 feet (155 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FMC |
| More Information: | FMC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FST / KFST |
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| Location: | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°54'54"N by 102°54'46"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3011 feet (918 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FST |
| More Information: | FST Maps & Info |
Facts about Five Mile Airport (FMC):
- In addition to being known as "Five Mile Airport", other names for FMC include "Five Mile Camp Airport" and "FVM".
- Because of Five Mile Airport's relatively low elevation of 510 feet, planes can take off or land at Five Mile 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.
- Five Mile Airport (FMC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Five Mile Airport (FMC) is Stevens Village Airport (SVS), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) ENE of FMC.
- The furthest airport from Five Mile Airport (FMC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,222 miles (16,450 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Facts about Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST):
- The furthest airport from Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,286 miles (18,163 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) has 4 runways.
- Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport is two miles NW of Fort Stockton, Texas and is owned and operated by Pecos County, Texas.
- In addition to being known as "Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport", another name for FST is "Gibbs Army Airfield".
- The airport opened as Gibbs Field, or Fort Stockton Field and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base during World War II.
- The closest airport to Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) is Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NW of FST.
