Nonstop flight route between Point Baker, Alaska, United States and Staunton / Waynesboro / Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB), Point Baker, Alaska, United States and Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD), Staunton / Waynesboro / Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,759 miles (or 4,441 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 Point Baker Seaplane Base and Shenandoah Valley Regional 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 Point Baker Seaplane Base and Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPB / |
Airport Name: | Point Baker Seaplane Base |
Location: | Point Baker, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°21'6"N by 133°37'21"W |
Area Served: | Point Baker, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KPB |
More Information: | KPB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHD / KSHD |
Airport Name: | Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport |
Location: | Staunton / Waynesboro / Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°15'50"N by 78°53'47"W |
Area Served: | Staunton, Waynesboro, Harrisonburg |
Operator/Owner: | Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Comm. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1201 feet (366 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHD |
More Information: | SHD Maps & Info |
Facts about Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB):
- The closest airport to Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB) is Port Protection Seaplane Base (PPV), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) SSE of KPB.
- Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Point Baker Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Baker 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 Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,610 miles (17,075 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
Facts about Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD):
- Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In June 2013, Shenandoah Regional Airport received criticism when an inmate of the Virginia Department of Corrections escaped from a work program based there.
- The furthest airport from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,601 miles (18,670 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 7,746 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 8,364 enplanements in 2009, and 10,408 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) is Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (CHO), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ESE of SHD.
- Silver Airways operating as United Express operates Saab 340B turboprop aircraft from the airport.