Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Bisbee/Douglas, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Merrill Field (MRI), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG), Bisbee/Douglas, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,733 miles (or 4,398 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 Merrill Field and Bisbee Douglas International 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 Merrill Field and Bisbee Douglas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRI / PAMR |
Airport Name: | Merrill Field |
Location: | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°12'48"N by 149°50'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Municipality of Anchorage |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 137 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRI |
More Information: | MRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUG / KDUG |
Airport Name: | Bisbee Douglas International Airport |
Location: | Bisbee/Douglas, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°28'8"N by 109°36'12"W |
Area Served: | Douglas & Bisbee, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | Cochise County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4154 feet (1,266 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DUG |
More Information: | DUG Maps & Info |
Facts about Merrill Field (MRI):
- The closest airport to Merrill Field (MRI) is Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of MRI.
- The offices of the Alaska Dispatch, parent company of the Anchorage Daily News, are located on Merrill Field.
- Merrill Field (MRI) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Merrill Field (MRI) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,545 miles (16,970 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Merrill Field's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Merrill 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.
Facts about Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG):
- Because of Bisbee Douglas International Airport's high elevation of 4,154 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DUG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DUG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport was built between 1941 and 1943 and was a bomber training airfield during World War II.
- The furthest airport from Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,517 miles (18,535 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Bisbee Douglas International Airport is a county-owned airport nine miles northwest of Douglas and 17 miles east of Bisbee, both in Cochise County, Arizona.
- The closest airport to Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) is Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of DUG.
- Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) has 2 runways.