Nonstop flight route between Port Angeles, Washington, United States and Ely, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CGAS Port Angeles (NOW), Port Angeles, Washington, United States and Ely Airport (ELY), Ely, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 745 miles (or 1,199 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 CGAS Port Angeles and Ely Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NOW / KNOW |
| Airport Name: | CGAS Port Angeles |
| Location: | Port Angeles, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°8'26"N by 123°24'38"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from NOW |
| More Information: | NOW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELY / KELY |
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| Location: | Ely, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°17'58"N by 114°50'30"W |
| Area Served: | Ely, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | White Pine County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6259 feet (1,908 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELY |
| More Information: | ELY Maps & Info |
Facts about CGAS Port Angeles (NOW):
- The main roles of the station is search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, waterway security, boating and fishery safety and environmental protection.
- Because of CGAS Port Angeles's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at CGAS Port Angeles 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.
- During WWII, the Air Station expanded to include a gunnery school training aerial gunners and local defense forces.
- The furthest airport from CGAS Port Angeles (NOW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,757 miles (17,311 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to CGAS Port Angeles (NOW) is William R. Fairchild International AirportPort Angeles Army Airfield (CLM), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NOW.
- The Coast Guard’s presence in Port Angeles began 136 years ago on August 1, 1862 with the arrival of the SHUBRICK, the first Revenue Cutter to be home ported on the Olympic Peninsula.
- At Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles there are no housing facilities available for crew and officers, so renting accommodation in Port Angeles is the only option.
Facts about Ely Airport (ELY):
- In addition to being known as "Ely Airport", another name for ELY is "Yelland Field".
- Because of Ely Airport's high elevation of 6,259 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ELY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ELY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Ely Airport is a county-owned airport three miles northeast of Ely, in White Pine County, Nevada.
- The closest airport to Ely Airport (ELY) is Eureka Airport (EUE), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of ELY.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 239 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 216 in 2009, and 245 in 2010.
- Ely Airport (ELY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Ely Airport (ELY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
