Nonstop flight route between Koyukuk, Alaska, United States and Mattydale (near Syracuse), New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Koyukuk Airport (KYU), Koyukuk, Alaska, United States and Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR), Mattydale (near Syracuse), New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,344 miles (or 5,382 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 Koyukuk Airport and Syracuse Hancock 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 Koyukuk Airport and Syracuse Hancock 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 Koyukuk Airport (KYU):

• Because of Koyukuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 149 feet, planes can take off or land at Koyukuk 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 Koyukuk Airport (KYU) is Nulato Airport (NUL), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SW of KYU.
• The furthest airport from Koyukuk Airport (KYU) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,304 miles (16,583 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Koyukuk Airport (KYU) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR):

• In 2004 Syracuse Mayor Matthew Driscoll created a television and internet campaign, Fly Syracuse, hoping to lower fares and increase passenger traffic at the airport.
• The furthest airport from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,561 miles (18,606 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Syracuse Hancock International Airport's relatively low elevation of 421 feet, planes can take off or land at Syracuse Hancock 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.
• The airport covers 2,000 acres at an elevation of 421 feet.
• Syracuse Hancock International is home to Syracuse Flight School which replaced what was Waypoint Flight School.
• In 1927 Syracuse mayor Charles Hanna felt his city needed an airport.
• Syracuse Hancock International Airport handled 2,064,399 passengers last year.
• Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) has 2 runways.
• C&S is providing professional design and construction inspection/observation services for the construction of the Syracuse Hancock International Airport terminal security and access improvement project, a 147,000-square-foot renovation design project with an estimated cost of $63 million.
• The closest airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) is Cortland County Airport (CTX), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) S of SYR.