Nonstop flight route between White Plains, New York, United States and SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, New York, United States and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,405 miles (or 3,870 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 Westchester County Airport and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HPN / KHPN |
| Airport Name: | Westchester County Airport |
| Location: | White Plains, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°4'0"N by 73°42'26"W |
| Area Served: | Westchester County, New York, Fairfield County, Connecticut |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Westchester |
| Airport Type: | Public-use |
| Elevation: | 439 feet (134 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HPN |
| More Information: | HPN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEA / KSEA |
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| Location: | SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°26'56"N by 122°18'33"W |
| Area Served: | Seattle; Tacoma, Washington, US |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 433 feet (132 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SEA |
| More Information: | SEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Westchester County Airport (HPN):
- In May 2011 NYSDOT released the "New York Statewide Airport Economic Impact Study," quantifying the level of economic activity that was attributable to the aviation sector for the year 2009 in the State of New York.
- The furthest airport from Westchester County Airport (HPN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,747 miles (18,906 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- HPN is nestled between many existing neighborhoods and has many rules that must be followed.
- Westchester County Airport is also the current home of the New York Wing of the United States Civil Air Patrol, as well as the Southeastern Group of the New York Wing.
- Westchester County Airport was built during World War II in 1942 as a home to an Air National Guard unit to protect New York City and Rye Lake, part of the city's water supply system.
- Because of Westchester County Airport's relatively low elevation of 439 feet, planes can take off or land at Westchester County 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 Westchester County Airport (HPN) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of HPN.
- Westchester County Airport (HPN) has 2 runways.
Facts about Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA):
- Interstate 5 and its offshoot Interstate 405 intersect very close to the airport, and most people use private vehicles to arrive at the airport.
- Because of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 433 feet, planes can take off or land at Seattle–Tacoma 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 furthest airport from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,781 miles (17,350 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- A recurring problem at the airport is misidentification of the westernmost taxiway, Taxiway Tango, as a runway.
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport handled 34,776,666 passengers last year.
- Starting in the late 1980s, the Port of Seattle and a council representing local county governments considered the future of air traffic in the region and predicted that airport could reach capacity by 2000.
- The closest airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SEA.
- Seattle's Central Link light-rail line serves the airport at the SeaTac/Airport Station, which opened on December 19, 2009.
- In addition to being known as "Seattle–Tacoma International Airport", another name for SEA is "Sea–Tac Airport".
- The two-story North Concourse added four new gate positions and a new wing 600 feet long and 30 feet wide.
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has 3 runways.
