Nonstop flight route between Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States and Washington, D.C., United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brevig Mission Airport (KTS), Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States and Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), Washington, D.C., United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,803 miles (or 6,120 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 Brevig Mission Airport and Bolling Air Force Base, 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 Brevig Mission Airport and Bolling Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Brevig Mission Airport (KTS):

• The furthest airport from Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,334 miles (16,632 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) has 2 runways.
• Because of Brevig Mission Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Brevig Mission 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 closest airport to Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) is Teller Airport (TLA), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of KTS.

Facts about Bolling Air Force Base (BOF):

• Not long after its acquisition by the military, the single installation evolved into two separate, adjoining bases.
• Bolling's property has been a Department of Defense asset since 1917.
• The furthest airport from Bolling Air Force Base (BOF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,683 miles (18,802 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Bolling Air Force Base (BOF) is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of BOF.
• The Air Force District of Washington was created and activated at Bolling on 1 October 1985 with the mission of providing administrative support to Air Force members.