Nonstop flight route between Indianapolis, Indiana, United States and Crooked Creek, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Indianapolis International Airport (IND), Indianapolis, Indiana, United States and Crooked Creek Airport (CKD), Crooked Creek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,277 miles (or 5,273 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 Indianapolis International Airport and Crooked Creek 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 Indianapolis International Airport and Crooked Creek Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Indianapolis International Airport (IND):

• On October 31, 1994, American Eagle Flight 4184, which was flying from Indianapolis to Chicago, Illinois's O'Hare International Airport, crashed into a soybean field near the northwestern Indiana town of Roselawn, killing all 68 on board.
• Indianapolis International Airport handled 7,526,414 passengers last year.
• ATA's demise gave Northwest Airlines an opportunity to expand operations, making Indianapolis a focus city.
• Indianapolis International Airport (IND) has 3 runways.
• In the same year United Airlines finished building Indianapolis Maintenance Center, at a cost of $USD 600 million.
• The furthest airport from Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is Pope Field (GFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of IND.
• Because of Indianapolis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 797 feet, planes can take off or land at Indianapolis 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.
• On October 20, 1987 a United States Air Force A-7D Corsair II crashed into a Ramada Inn near the airport after the pilot was forced to eject due to an engine malfunction.
• A new 1,200,000-square-foot midfield passenger terminal opened between Indianapolis International Airport's two parallel runways, southwest of the previous terminal and the crosswind runway in 2008.

Facts about Crooked Creek Airport (CKD):

• The closest airport to Crooked Creek Airport (CKD) is Red Devil Airport (RDV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of CKD.
• Crooked Creek Airport (CKD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Crooked Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 178 feet, planes can take off or land at Crooked Creek 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 Crooked Creek Airport (CKD) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,512 miles (16,917 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Crooked Creek Airport", other names for CKD include "none" and "CJX".