Nonstop flight route between Hayden, Colorado, United States and Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), Hayden, Colorado, United States and Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG), Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,622 miles (or 4,220 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 Yampa Valley Airport and Nelson Lagoon 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 Yampa Valley Airport and Nelson Lagoon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HDN / KHDN |
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Location: | Hayden, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°28'51"N by 107°13'4"W |
Area Served: | Hayden, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | Routt County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6606 feet (2,014 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HDN |
More Information: | HDN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLG / PAOU |
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Location: | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°0'27"N by 161°9'37"W |
Area Served: | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NLG |
More Information: | NLG Maps & Info |
Facts about Yampa Valley Airport (HDN):
- Because of Yampa Valley Airport's high elevation of 6,606 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HDN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HDN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,901 miles (17,543 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Yampa Valley Airport", another name for HDN is "Yampa Valley Regional Airport".
- Earlier, Yampa Valley Airport was served by Frontier Airlines with Convair 580s mainly to Denver.
- Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) is Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) W of HDN.
Facts about Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG):
- In addition to being known as "Nelson Lagoon Airport", another name for NLG is "OUL".
- The closest airport to Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) is Port Moller Airport (PML), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) E of NLG.
- The furthest airport from Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,914 miles (17,564 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Because of Nelson Lagoon Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Nelson Lagoon 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.
- Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 290 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 4% from the 302 enplanements in 2007.