Nonstop flight route between North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom and Beaver, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Humberside Airport (HUY), North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom and Beaver Airport (WBQ), Beaver, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,973 miles (or 6,394 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 Humberside Airport and Beaver 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 Humberside Airport and Beaver Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUY / EGNJ |
| Airport Name: | Humberside Airport |
| Location: | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°34'27"N by 0°21'2"W |
| Area Served: | East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Kingston upon Hull |
| Operator/Owner: | Eastern Airways |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HUY |
| More Information: | HUY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WBQ / PAWB |
| Airport Name: | Beaver Airport |
| Location: | Beaver, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°21'43"N by 147°24'24"W |
| Area Served: | Beaver, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 359 feet (109 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WBQ |
| More Information: | WBQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Humberside Airport (HUY):
- The airport faces competition for flights from East Midlands Airport ), Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield ) which opened in 2005 and Leeds Bradford International Airport ).
- Because of Humberside Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Humberside 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 Humberside Airport (HUY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The airline Eastern Airways has its head office in the Schiphol House on the airport property.Links Air is also based at the airport.
- Humberside Airport (HUY) has 2 runways.
- The airport is also used to service the offshore gas storage and drilling operations for BP and Centrica Storage with over 8,000 air transport helicopter movements in 2011, the fourth highest in the UK.
- Humberside Airport handled 236,083 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Humberside Airport (HUY) is RAF Binbrook (GSY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of HUY.
Facts about Beaver Airport (WBQ):
- The closest airport to Beaver Airport (WBQ) is Birch Creek Airport (KBC), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) E of WBQ.
- Because of Beaver Airport's relatively low elevation of 359 feet, planes can take off or land at Beaver 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 Beaver Airport (WBQ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,182 miles (16,386 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Beaver Airport (WBQ) currently has only 1 runway.
