Nonstop flight route between Mesa, Arizona, United States and Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(33°27'38"N by 111°43'41"W)
Arrival Airport:
(70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W)
Distance from MSC to AIN:
3,124.89 miles (5,029.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Falcon Field (MSC), Mesa, Arizona, United States and Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,125 miles (or 5,029 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 Falcon Field and Wainwright 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 Falcon Field and Wainwright Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSC / KFFZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mesa, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°27'38"N by 111°43'41"W |
| Area Served: | Mesa, Arizona |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Mesa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1394 feet (425 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSC |
| More Information: | MSC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIN / PAWI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W |
| Area Served: | Wainwright, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIN |
| More Information: | AIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Falcon Field (MSC):
- In addition to being known as "Falcon Field", other names for MSC include "Falcon Field Army Airfield" and "FFZ".
- Falcon Field covers 784 acres at an elevation of 1,394 feet.
- Falcon Field (MSC) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Falcon Field (MSC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,443 miles (18,416 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In September 1941 the first cadets of the Royal Air Force arrived.
- The closest airport to Falcon Field (MSC) is Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSE of MSC.
Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):
- Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Wainwright.
- In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
- The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
- The furthest airport from Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.38 miles (18.31 km) SSE | Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |     |
| 2 | 15.34 miles (24.69 km) NW | Scottsdale Airport (SCF) | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | |
| 3 | 16.44 miles (26.45 km) W | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| 4 | 25.74 miles (41.43 km) NW | Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT) | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| 5 | 35.02 miles (56.36 km) S | Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | |
| 6 | 37.32 miles (60.06 km) W | Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | |
| 7 | 38.07 miles (61.27 km) W | Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) | Glendale, Arizona, United States | |
| 8 | 55.29 miles (88.98 km) W | Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK) | Buckeye, Arizona, United States | |
| 9 | 59.36 miles (95.54 km) NNE | Payson Airport (PJB) | Payson, Arizona, United States | |
| 10 | 69.74 miles (112.24 km) SSE | Pinal Airpark (MZJ) | Marana, Arizona, United States | |
| 11 | 78.42 miles (126.21 km) SSE | Marana Regional Airport (AVW) | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| 12 | 91.47 miles (147.21 km) NNW | Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC) | Prescott, Arizona, United States | |
| 13 | 96.05 miles (154.57 km) N | Sedona Airport (SDX) | Sedona, Arizona, United States | |
| 14 | 102.02 miles (164.18 km) SSE | Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| 15 | 103.11 miles (165.94 km) ENE | Whiteriver Airport (WTR) | Whiteriver, Arizona, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,442.97 miles (18,415.63 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,326.64 miles (18,228.42 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,287.99 miles (18,166.21 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,268.84 miles (18,135.40 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,029.84 miles (17,750.77 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,954.26 miles (17,629.13 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,901.37 miles (17,544.01 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,896.60 miles (17,536.33 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,859.43 miles (17,476.52 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,827.10 miles (17,424.49 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,802.52 miles (17,384.92 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,754.81 miles (17,308.15 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,737.78 miles (17,280.74 km) SE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,736.66 miles (17,278.94 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,731.25 miles (17,270.23 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.04 miles (96.62 km) E | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 85.40 miles (137.44 km) ENE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) SW | Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) | Point Lay, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 154.70 miles (248.96 km) E | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 190.17 miles (306.05 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 205.10 miles (330.07 km) ESE | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 209.61 miles (337.33 km) E | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 209.99 miles (337.95 km) E | Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 224.91 miles (361.95 km) SSW | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 228.11 miles (367.11 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 229.61 miles (369.52 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 240.62 miles (387.24 km) E | Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 249.70 miles (401.85 km) SSE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 253.27 miles (407.60 km) S | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 264.63 miles (425.88 km) SE | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,348.16 miles (16,653.71 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,904.25 miles (15,939.30 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,902.69 miles (15,936.80 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,895.59 miles (15,925.38 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,861.54 miles (15,870.57 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,821.97 miles (15,806.89 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,783.92 miles (15,745.66 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,777.06 miles (15,734.62 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,741.25 miles (15,676.98 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,715.62 miles (15,635.73 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,690.06 miles (15,594.60 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,659.90 miles (15,546.06 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,604.85 miles (15,457.47 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,601.66 miles (15,452.34 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,601.37 miles (15,451.86 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |