Nonstop flight route between Newport, New Hampshire, United States and Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Parlin Field (NWH), Newport, New Hampshire, United States and Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,379 miles (or 5,438 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 Parlin 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 Parlin 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: | NWH / |
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Location: | Newport, New Hampshire, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°23'17"N by 72°11'21"W |
Area Served: | Newport, New Hampshire |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Newport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 784 feet (239 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NWH |
More Information: | NWH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIN / PAWI |
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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 Parlin Field (NWH):
- The closest airport to Parlin Field (NWH) is Claremont Municipal Airport (CNH), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of NWH.
- Parlin Field (NWH) has 2 runways.
- Because of Parlin Field's relatively low elevation of 784 feet, planes can take off or land at Parlin 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.
- In addition to being known as "Parlin Field", another name for NWH is "2B3".
- The furthest airport from Parlin Field (NWH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,675 miles (18,789 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):
- 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.
- Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The LRR site was inactivated in 2007 due to soil erosion and budget concerns.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
- 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.
- The radar station was upgraded in the late 1980s with new radars and in 1989 was re-designated part of the North Warning System as a Long Range Radar Site, A-16, controlled by the Pacific Air Forces 611th Air Support Group, based at Elmendorf AFB.
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Wainwright.