Nonstop flight route between Perryville, Alaska, United States and Gulfport, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Perryville Airport (KPV), Perryville, Alaska, United States and Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT), Gulfport, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,751 miles (or 6,036 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 Perryville Airport and Gulfport–Biloxi International 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 Perryville Airport and Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Perryville Airport (KPV):

• Because of Perryville Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Perryville 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.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 714 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, an increase of 5% from the 683 enplanements in 2007.
• Perryville Airport (KPV) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Perryville Airport", another name for KPV is "PEV".
• The closest airport to Perryville Airport (KPV) is Chignik Lake Airport (KCQ), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) NNE of KPV.
• The furthest airport from Perryville Airport (KPV) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,922 miles (17,577 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• The airport's former runway was designated 3/21 and measured 2,467 by 50 feet.

Facts about Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT):

• The airport was closed for repairs following severe damage by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005.
• Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport is a joint civil-military public use airport located three nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Gulfport, a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States.
• Through the late 1970s, Southern Airways continued as the primary airline, followed by successors Republic Airlines and Northwest Airlines into the 1990s.
• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• Due to the large expansion of the United States Air Force as a result of the Cold War, a new lease was obtained for military use of the airport and Gulfport Air Force Base was opened as a joint-use civil/military facility.
• Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) is Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) E of GPT.
• The airport was originally constructed in 1942 by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base for Air Corps Flying Training Command.
• The furthest airport from Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,123 miles (17,900 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Because of Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Gulfport–Biloxi 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.