Nonstop flight route between Orlando, Florida, United States and Twin Hills, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orlando International Airport (MCO), Orlando, Florida, United States and Twin Hills Airport (TWA), Twin Hills, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,169 miles (or 6,709 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 Orlando International Airport and Twin Hills 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 Orlando International Airport and Twin Hills Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCO / KMCO |
Airport Name: | Orlando International Airport |
Location: | Orlando, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°25'45"N by 81°18'32"W |
Area Served: | Orlando, Florida, US |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from MCO |
More Information: | MCO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TWA / |
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Location: | Twin Hills, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°4'27"N by 160°16'30"W |
Area Served: | Twin Hills, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TWA |
More Information: | TWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Orlando International Airport (MCO):
- McCoy AFB was identified for closure in early 1973 as part of a post-Vietnam reduction in force.
- Orlando International Airport (MCO) has 4 runways.
- The airport code MCO stands for the airport's former name, McCoy Air Force Base, a Strategic Air Command installation.
- Because of Orlando International Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando 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.
- In late 2007, Lufthansa introduced flights to Frankfurt.
- In October 2006, MCO opened a 100-space Cell Phone Parking Lot for drivers to use while waiting for passengers to arrive.
- Eastern Air Lines used Orlando as a hub during the 1970s and early 1980s, and became "the official airline of Walt Disney World." Following Eastern's demise, Delta Air Lines assumed this role, although it later pulled much of its large aircraft operations from Orlando, and focused its service there on regional jet flights, specifically with Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Comair and Chautauqua Airlines – all part of the Delta Connection system.
- Orlando International Airport is an international airport 6 miles southeast of Orlando.
- The closest airport to Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) N of MCO.
- In 1975, the final Air Force contingent departed McCoy and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority was established as a state-chartered governmental agency and an enterprise fund of the city of Orlando.
- Airside 4 currently serves as the airport's primary international arrivals concourse, however Airside 1 also handles some international arrivals.
- The furthest airport from Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,506 miles (18,517 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Orlando International Airport handled 34,877,899 passengers last year.
Facts about Twin Hills Airport (TWA):
- The closest airport to Twin Hills Airport (TWA) is Togiak Airport (TOG), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of TWA.
- Twin Hills Airport has one runway designated 18/36 with a gravel surface measuring 3,000 by 60 feet.
- In addition to being known as "Twin Hills Airport", another name for TWA is "A63".
- The furthest airport from Twin Hills Airport (TWA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,701 miles (17,222 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Twin Hills Airport (TWA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Twin Hills Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Twin Hills 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.