Nonstop flight route between Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States and Bellingham, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM), Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States and Bellingham International Airport (BLI), Bellingham, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,703 miles (or 2,741 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 Fort Smith Regional Airport and Bellingham International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSM / KFSM |
Airport Name: | Fort Smith Regional Airport |
Location: | Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°20'12"N by 94°22'3"W |
Area Served: | Fort Smith, Arkansas |
Operator/Owner: | Fort Smith Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 469 feet (143 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FSM |
More Information: | FSM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLI / KBLI |
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Location: | Bellingham, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°47'32"N by 122°32'14"W |
Area Served: | Bellingham, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Bellingham |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 170 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLI |
More Information: | BLI Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM):
- The furthest airport from Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,765 miles (17,324 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM) has 2 runways.
- Because of Fort Smith Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 469 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Smith Regional 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.
- Since 1953, FSM has been the proud home to Fort Smith Air National Guard Station and the 188th Fighter Wing, an Air Combat Command -gained unit of the Arkansas Air National Guard.
- The closest airport to Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM) is Robert S. Kerr Airport (RKR), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSW of FSM.
Facts about Bellingham International Airport (BLI):
- Bellingham International Airport (BLI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,700 miles (17,220 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Bellingham International Airport's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Bellingham 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.
- The early 21st century saw rapid expansion at the Bellingham International Airport from multiple large air carriers motivated by the potential passenger loads from lower mainland British Columbia.
- The closest airport to Bellingham International Airport (BLI) is Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNW of BLI.
- Bellingham International Airport has bustling general aviation activity, most of which is for the purpose of sightseeing in the San Juan Islands, Victoria in British Columbia, or the Canadian Gulf Islands.
- In September 2010 the airport completed a $26 million resurfacing of the runway to allow aircraft up to the size of Boeing 757s to utilize the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Bellingham International Airport", another name for BLI is "(Bellingham/Tulip Army Airfield)".