Nonstop flight route between Hollis, Alaska, United States and Durant, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL), Hollis, Alaska, United States and Eaker Field (DUA), Durant, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,276 miles (or 3,663 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 Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base and Eaker Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL):

• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,661 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,820 enplanements in 2009, and 1,965 in 2010.
• The closest airport to Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) is Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNE of HYL.
• Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base is a state owned, public use seaplane base located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of Hollis, a community in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in the U.S.
• Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base 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 Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,631 miles (17,108 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.

Facts about Eaker Field (DUA):

• The furthest airport from Eaker Field (DUA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,855 miles (17,470 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Eaker Field's relatively low elevation of 699 feet, planes can take off or land at Eaker Field 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 Eaker Field (DUA) is North Texas Regional Airport (PNX), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SW of DUA.
• Eaker Field (DUA) has 2 runways.
• The terminal design called for an air traffic control tower, but that was dropped due to the cost.
• The airport is named for SOSU alum General Ira Eaker, a 1917 graduate of Southeastern who served in World War I and World War II.