Nonstop flight route between New York City, New York, United States and Coldfoot, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between LaGuardia Airport (LGA), New York City, New York, United States and Coldfoot Airport (CXF), Coldfoot, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,304 miles (or 5,317 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 LaGuardia Airport and Coldfoot 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 LaGuardia Airport and Coldfoot Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about LaGuardia Airport (LGA):

• LaGuardia Airport (LGA) has 2 runways.
• Because of LaGuardia Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at LaGuardia 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 current site of the airport was originally used by the Gala Amusement Park, owned by the Steinway family.
• Because of American's pivotal role in the development of the airport, LaGuardia gave the airline extra real estate during the airport's first year of operation, including four hangars.
• The closest airport to LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) E of LGA.
• The airport was dedicated on October 15, 1939, as the New York Municipal Airport and opened for business on December 2 of that year.
• On August 12, 2009, Delta Air Lines and US Airways announced a landing slot and terminal swap in separate press releases.
• The furthest airport from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,754 miles (18,917 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On December 16, 2011, Delta Air Lines announced plans to open a new domestic hub at LaGuardia Airport.
• Newspaper accounts alternately referred to the airfield as New York Municipal Airport and LaGuardia Field until the modern name was officially applied when the airport moved to Port of New York Authority control under a lease with New York City on June 1, 1947.
• In 1986, Pan Am restarted flights at the MAT with the purchase of New York Air's shuttle service between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C.

Facts about Coldfoot Airport (CXF):

• Coldfoot Airport (CXF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Coldfoot Airport (CXF) is Prospect Creek Airport (PPC), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) SSW of CXF.
• The furthest airport from Coldfoot Airport (CXF) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,132 miles (16,306 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.