Nonstop flight route between Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States and Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States and Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY), Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,367 miles (or 5,418 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 JB MDL Lakehurst and Manley Hot Springs 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 JB MDL Lakehurst and Manley Hot Springs Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL):

• The base housed many Navy non-rigid airships, otherwise knowns as "blimps," in several squadrons before, during, and after World War II.
• Previously known as Naval Air Station Lakehurst, the installation is most famous as the site of the Hindenburg disaster on 6 May 1937.
• Its history begins as a munitions-testing site for the Imperial Russian Army in 1916.
• The furthest airport from JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,936 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Navy's lighter-than-air program was conducted at Lakehurst through the 1930s.
• The closest airport to JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Ocean County Airport (MJX), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of NEL.

Facts about Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY):

• Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Manley Hot Springs Airport has one runway designated 2/20 with a turf and dirt surface measuring 2,875 by 30 feet.
• The furthest airport from Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,288 miles (16,557 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Because of Manley Hot Springs Airport's relatively low elevation of 270 feet, planes can take off or land at Manley Hot Springs 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 Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY) is Rampart Airport (RMP), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NNE of MLY.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 43 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 41 enplanements in 2009, and 41 in 2010.