Nonstop flight route between False Pass, Alaska, United States and Van Nuys, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between False Pass Airport (KFP), False Pass, Alaska, United States and Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Van Nuys, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,568 miles (or 4,133 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 False Pass Airport and Van Nuys 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 False Pass Airport and Van Nuys Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about False Pass Airport (KFP):

• The furthest airport from False Pass Airport (KFP) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,991 miles (17,688 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 505 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 482 enplanements in 2009, and 321 in 2010.
• False Pass Airport (KFP) currently has only 1 runway.
• False Pass Airport covers an area of 20 acres at an elevation of 20 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to False Pass Airport (KFP) is Cold Bay Airport (CDB), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of KFP.
• Because of False Pass Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at False Pass 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.

Facts about Van Nuys Airport (VNY):

• Van Nuys Airport was also a location for filming of Metallica's music video for "The Memory Remains" and pop-punk band Blink-182's music video for "All The Small Things".
• Van Nuys Airport (VNY) has 2 runways.
• The airport is home to the Van Nuys FlyAway Bus service, which runs non-stop buses to Los Angeles International Airport for travelers that park their cars at Van Nuys.
• The furthest airport from Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,472 miles (18,463 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The closest airport to Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Whiteman Airport (WHP), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of VNY.
• A major part of the science fiction classic Silent Running was filmed at the Van Nuys Airport in March 1971.
• Van Nuys Airport is a public airport in Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley section of the city limits of Los Angeles, California.
• In the last episode of Season 1 of the HBO series Entourage, the final scene takes place at Van Nuys Airport, where Vincent Chase and company take off for New York City.
• Because of Van Nuys Airport's relatively low elevation of 802 feet, planes can take off or land at Van Nuys 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.