Nonstop flight route between Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States and Deering, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States and Deering Airport (DRG), Deering, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,147 miles (or 5,065 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 General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field and Deering 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 General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field and Deering Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKE / KMKE |
| Airport Name: | General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field |
| Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°56'49"N by 87°53'48"W |
| Area Served: | Milwaukee, WI. Chicago, IL. |
| Operator/Owner: | Milwaukee County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 723 feet (220 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKE |
| More Information: | MKE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRG / PADE |
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| Location: | Deering, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°4'9"N by 162°45'59"W |
| Area Served: | Deering, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRG |
| More Information: | DRG Maps & Info |
Facts about General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE):
- The airport also hosts the General Mitchell Air National Guard Base on the eastern area of the airport property, home to the 128th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Mobility Command -gained unit of the Wisconsin Air National Guard flying the KC-135R Stratotanker.
- The furthest airport from General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,051 miles (17,785 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- General Mitchell International Airport is a county-owned, joint civil-military, public airport located five miles south of the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field handled 9,848,377 passengers last year.
- General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) has 5 runways.
- United Express E61-E63
- Because of General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field's relatively low elevation of 723 feet, planes can take off or land at General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field 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 General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) is Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNW of MKE.
- Frontier Airlines – D39,D41
- Construction to provide this runway safety area began at the end of the summer of 2009.
Facts about Deering Airport (DRG):
- Because of Deering Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Deering 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 Deering Airport (DRG) is Buckland Airport (BKC), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) E of DRG.
- The furthest airport from Deering Airport (DRG) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,267 miles (16,524 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Deering Airport", another name for DRG is "DEE".
- Deering Airport (DRG) has 2 runways.
