Nonstop flight route between Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States and Newport News, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Drake Field (FYV), Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 983 miles (or 1,581 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 Drake Field and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Drake Field (FYV):

• The closest airport to Drake Field (FYV) is Springdale Municipal Airport (SPZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NNE of FYV.
• The furthest airport from Drake Field (FYV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,780 miles (17,348 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Drake Field (FYV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Drake Field is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Fayetteville, in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
• In addition to being known as "Drake Field", another name for FYV is "Fayetteville Executive Airport".
• Drake Field served as the commercial airport for Northwest Arkansas until the opening of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfill, Arkansas.

Facts about Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):

• The closest airport to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Langley Field (LFI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of PHF.
• On December 19, 1980, the Daily Press reported a committee authorized by the PAC recommended that the airport change its name to "Newport News/Williamsburg International" to then-Executive Director Michael White.
• The furthest airport from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".
• Currently, Concourse A is undergoing upgrades and expansions to add a Federal Inspection Station and US Customs processing facility.
• Because of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport News/Williamsburg 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.
• In February 2012, plans were announced to headquarters a new airline called PEOPLExpress at the airport.
• Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
• The airport has handled more than one million passengers every year since 2005.
• When the original control tower was shut down in July 2007 with the opening of the state of the art 147 ft tall new tower, it had been the oldest operating control tower on the east coast with continuous service for 55 years.