Nonstop flight route between Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom and Tanacross, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Anglesey Airport (HLY), Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom and Tanacross Airport (TSG), Tanacross, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,079 miles (or 6,564 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 Anglesey Airport and Tanacross 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 Anglesey Airport and Tanacross Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLY / EGOV |
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| Location: | Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°14'53"N by 4°32'7"W |
| Area Served: | Anglesey Gwynedd |
| Operator/Owner: | Operon |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 37 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HLY |
| More Information: | HLY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSG / |
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| Location: | Tanacross, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°22'27"N by 143°20'8"W |
| Area Served: | Tanacross, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1549 feet (472 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TSG |
| More Information: | TSG Maps & Info |
Facts about Anglesey Airport (HLY):
- Because of Anglesey Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Anglesey 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 passenger terminal is a single storey building consisting of a check-in desk, departure lounge and baggage handling areas as well as other visitor information areas.
- The furthest airport from Anglesey Airport (HLY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,891 miles (19,136 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Anglesey Airport is an airport owned by the Isle of Anglesey County Council on land leased from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
- The airport's principal stakeholders are RAF Valley, the The Welsh Assembly, the Isle of Anglesey County Council and Cardiff Airport.
- The closest airport to Anglesey Airport (HLY) is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) N of HLY.
- Plans put forward in early 2006 by the National Assembly for Wales have led to a subsidised weekday air service between the airport and Cardiff Airport, 12 miles west of the Welsh capital in the hope of improving the economy of Anglesey and North Wales in general.
- In addition to being known as "Anglesey Airport", other names for HLY include "Maes Awyr Môn", "RAF Valley" and "VLY".
- Anglesey Airport (HLY) has 3 runways.
Facts about Tanacross Airport (TSG):
- The furthest airport from Tanacross Airport (TSG) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,351 miles (16,659 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Tanacross Airport", another name for TSG is "Tanacross Air Base".
- The closest airport to Tanacross Airport (TSG) is Tok Airport (TKJ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of TSG.
- Jurisdiction transferred to private ownership in 1947.
- Tanacross Airport (TSG) has 2 runways.
