Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Trenton, New Jersey, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Merrill Field (MRI), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN), Trenton, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,357 miles (or 5,403 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 Trenton-Mercer 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 Trenton-Mercer Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Merrill Field (MRI):

• The airstrip is still in use today as the primary field for private wheel equipped aircraft in the warmer months and for ski equipped in the winter.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Merrill Field (MRI) is Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of MRI.
• Merrill Field (MRI) has 3 runways.
• Merrill Field is a public-use general aviation airport located one mile east of downtown Anchorage in the U.S.
• 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.
• Merrill Field is home to the University of Alaska Anchorage's Aviation Technology Division, as well as two locally-owned flight schools, air taxi services, and fixed base operators.

Facts about Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN):

• The furthest airport from Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,737 miles (18,889 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Trenton-Mercer is the fourth busiest airport in New Jersey with an average of 203 aircraft operations per day.
• Trenton-Mercer Airport covers 1,345 acres at an elevation of 212 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) is Princeton Airport (PCT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NE of TTN.
• Airport Air Traffic Control operations based in the control tower were 6 AM to Midnight during the 1980s and early 1990s.
• Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) has 2 runways.
• The airport is also home to the Twin Pine Composite Squadron of the New Jersey Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.
• Trenton-Mercer Airport, sometimes also referred to as Trenton Mercer Airport, is a county-owned, joint civil-military, public airport located four miles northwest of Trenton, in Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
• Because of Trenton-Mercer Airport's relatively low elevation of 212 feet, planes can take off or land at Trenton-Mercer 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.
• Mercer County has a variety of taxi cab companies which operate from the Trenton Transit Center which services the Northeast Corridor via Amtrak, New Jersey Transit and SEPTA railroads.