Nonstop flight route between Westhampton Beach, New York, United States and Memphis, Tennessee, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK), Westhampton Beach, New York, United States and Memphis International Airport (MEM), Memphis, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,024 miles (or 1,648 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 S. Gabreski Airport and Memphis International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOK / KFOK |
Airport Name: | Francis S. Gabreski Airport |
Location: | Westhampton Beach, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°50'36"N by 72°37'54"W |
Area Served: | Westhampton Beach, New York |
Operator/Owner: | County of Suffolk |
Airport Type: | Public / Military (ANG) |
Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOK |
More Information: | FOK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEM / KMEM |
Airport Name: | Memphis International Airport |
Location: | Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°2'32"N by 89°58'36"W |
Area Served: | Memphis, Tennessee |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEM |
More Information: | MEM Maps & Info |
Facts about Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK):
- Military operations were reintroduced in June 1970 when the 102nd Air Refueling Squadron of the 106th Air Refueling Group, New York Air National Guard, relocated to Suffolk County with their KC-97 Stratotankers after the closing of Naval Air Station Floyd Bennett Field.
- The furthest airport from Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,798 miles (18,988 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1975, the designation and mission changed again to "Aerospace Rescue and Recovery", later shortened to "Air Rescue" and then simply "Rescue".
- The Suffolk County Police Aviation Section bases a Law Enforcement and MEDEVAC helicopter at the airport.
- Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) has 3 runways.
- In 1955, the 23 FIG was reassigned to Presque Isle AFB, Maine and replaced by the newly activated 52nd Fighter-Interceptor Wing, which flew under various designations from Suffolk County AFB until 1969, with the 2d and 5th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons flying F-94 Starfire, F-101 Voodoo and F-102 Delta Dagger interceptors.
- Because of Francis S. Gabreski Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Francis S. Gabreski 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 closest airport to Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) is Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of FOK.
Facts about Memphis International Airport (MEM):
- The closest airport to Memphis International Airport (MEM) is Olive Branch Airport (OLV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of MEM.
- Memphis International Airport (MEM) has 4 runways.
- From 1993 to 2009 Memphis had the largest cargo operations of any airport worldwide.
- Runway 9/27 reopened for traffic on November 30, 2009 after nine months of resurfacing.
- Memphis International Airport handled 7,874,888 passengers last year.
- Because of Memphis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Memphis International 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.
- Currently, only domestic flights are available for passengers.
- The furthest airport from Memphis International Airport (MEM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,010 miles (17,719 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.