Nonstop flight route between Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Fort Yukon Airport (FYU), Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,129 miles (or 5,036 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 Harrisburg International Airport and Fort Yukon 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 Harrisburg International Airport and Fort Yukon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDT / KMDT |
Airport Name: | Harrisburg International Airport |
Location: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°11'35"N by 76°45'47"W |
Area Served: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 310 feet (94 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDT |
More Information: | MDT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FYU / PFYU |
Airport Name: | Fort Yukon Airport |
Location: | Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°34'21"N by 145°14'47"W |
Area Served: | Fort Yukon, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 438 feet (134 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FYU |
More Information: | FYU Maps & Info |
Facts about Harrisburg International Airport (MDT):
- Because of Harrisburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 310 feet, planes can take off or land at Harrisburg 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.
- Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Built in 2004, and attached to the new terminal building via a climate-controlled sky bridge, the Multi-Modal Transportation Facility is a four-story facility that handles all ground transportation.
- The terminal has 12 gates and is a pier finger lay out near the middle of the airfield, almost parallel to the runway.
- The furthest airport from Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,654 miles (18,755 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- About 1,400 people work in the system of Harrisburg International Airport.
- The closest airport to Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) is Capital City Airport (HAR), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of MDT.
- The Middletown Air Depot at Olmsted provided logistical and maintenance support of military aircraft until it closed in 1969.
Facts about Fort Yukon Airport (FYU):
- Because of Fort Yukon Airport's relatively low elevation of 438 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Yukon 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 Fort Yukon Airport (FYU) is Birch Creek Airport (KBC), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of FYU.
- The furthest airport from Fort Yukon Airport (FYU) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,155 miles (16,342 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Fort Yukon Airport (FYU) currently has only 1 runway.