Nonstop flight route between Nikolai, Alaska, United States and Hermiston, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nikolai Airport (NIB), Nikolai, Alaska, United States and Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES), Hermiston, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,805 miles (or 2,905 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 relatively short distance between Nikolai Airport and Hermiston Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NIB / PAFS | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Nikolai, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°1'6"N by 154°21'29"W | 
| Area Served: | Nikolai, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 441 feet (134 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NIB | 
| More Information: | NIB Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HES / KHRI | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Hermiston, Oregon, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°49'41"N by 119°15'33"W | 
| Area Served: | Hermiston, Oregon | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hermiston | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 644 feet (196 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HES | 
| More Information: | HES Maps & Info | 
Facts about Nikolai Airport (NIB):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 364 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 21% from the 459 enplanements in 2007.
- The closest airport to Nikolai Airport (NIB) is McGrath Airport (MCG), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) W of NIB.
- The furthest airport from Nikolai Airport (NIB) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,431 miles (16,787 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Nikolai Airport (NIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Nikolai Airport's relatively low elevation of 441 feet, planes can take off or land at Nikolai 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.
- Nikolai Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of Nikolai, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Nikolai Airport", other names for NIB include "FSP" and "Nikolai".
Facts about Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES):
- Hermiston Municipal Airport covers an area of 267 acres at an elevation of 644 feet above mean sea level.
- Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hermiston Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 644 feet, planes can take off or land at Hermiston Municipal 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 Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) is Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ESE of HES.
- The furthest airport from Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,810 miles (17,396 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Hermiston Municipal Airport", another name for HES is "HRI".




