Nonstop flight route between Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States and Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR), Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States and Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,672 miles (or 5,909 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 Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport and Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial 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 Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport and Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUR / PALU |
Airport Name: | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport |
Location: | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°52'30"N by 166°6'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUR |
More Information: | LUR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDR / KBDR |
Airport Name: | Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport |
Location: | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°9'47"N by 73°7'33"W |
Area Served: | Bridgeport, Connecticut |
Operator/Owner: | City of Bridgeport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BDR |
More Information: | BDR Maps & Info |
Facts about Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR):
- Because of Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Lisburne LRRS 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 airstrip was conducted in 1952 during the construction of the Cape Lisburne Air Force Station.
- The furthest airport from Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,433 miles (16,790 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport has one runway designated 8/26 with a gravel surface measuring 4,805 by 135 feet.
- It is located within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Alaska, between the Arctic Ocean and the Chuckchi Sea.
- Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) is Point Hope Airport (PHO), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) SSW of LUR.
Facts about Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR):
- Because of Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial 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 Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) is Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of BDR.
- The furthest airport from Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,765 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On October 17, 1962 President John F.
- Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) has 2 runways.
- The airport has been the subject of heated debate in Stratford and Bridgeport.