Nonstop flight route between White Plains, New York, United States and Venetie, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, New York, United States and Venetie Airport (VEE), Venetie, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,190 miles (or 5,134 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 Westchester County Airport and Venetie 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 Westchester County Airport and Venetie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Westchester County Airport (HPN):

• 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.
• There are two flight schools.
• In June 2010 Air Canada announced it would be dropping service at the airport.
• 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 airport's environmental management practices are monitored through the AEMS, an ISO 14001 certified Airport Environmental Management System.
• After several renovations, as well as discussions about the airport's viability, the airport is presently served by seven airlines to a range of fifteen destinations in the United States.
• The closest airport to Westchester County Airport (HPN) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of HPN.
• 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 (HPN) has 2 runways.

Facts about Venetie Airport (VEE):

• Venetie Airport (VEE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Venetie Airport's relatively low elevation of 574 feet, planes can take off or land at Venetie 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 Venetie Airport (VEE) is Fort Yukon Airport (FYU), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SE of VEE.
• The furthest airport from Venetie Airport (VEE) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,132 miles (16,306 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,993 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,120 enplanements in 2009, and 2,523 in 2010.