Nonstop flight route between Niagara Falls, New York, United States and Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG), Niagara Falls, New York, United States and Heritage Field (PTW), Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 264 miles (or 425 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 Niagara Falls International Airport and Heritage Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG):

• Because of Niagara Falls International Airport's relatively low elevation of 589 feet, planes can take off or land at Niagara Falls 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 United States Army Air Forces assumed jurisdiction of the airport during the war, with the 3522d Army Air Force Base Unit managing the airport and coordinating use of the airfield with Bell Aircraft.
• Niagara Falls International Airport opened in 1928 as a municipal airport with four crushed-stone runways.
• The furthest airport from Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) has 3 runways.
• An estimated 80% of the passenger traffic at the airport comes from Canadians.
• The closest airport to Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) is St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WNW of IAG.
• Niagara Falls International Airport is four miles east of downtown Niagara Falls, in Niagara County, New York.
• Niagara Falls International Airport handled 200,000 passengers last year.
• In October 2010 Spirit Airlines announced service to Fort Lauderdale and Myrtle Beach.

Facts about Heritage Field (PTW):

• Heritage Field (PTW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Heritage Field's relatively low elevation of 309 feet, planes can take off or land at Heritage 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.
• Penn Airways is a fixed base operator located on the field.
• This is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport.
• The furthest airport from Heritage Field (PTW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,706 miles (18,839 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Heritage Field (PTW) is Quakertown Airport (UKT), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) NE of PTW.