Nonstop flight route between Omak, Washington, United States and West Yellowstone, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Omak Airport (OMK), Omak, Washington, United States and Yellowstone Airport (WYS), West Yellowstone, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 476 miles (or 766 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 Omak Airport and Yellowstone Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OMK / KOMK |
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Location: | Omak, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°27'51"N by 119°31'5"W |
Area Served: | Omak, Washington, United States |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1305 feet (398 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OMK |
More Information: | OMK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WYS / KWYS |
Airport Name: | Yellowstone Airport |
Location: | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°41'17"N by 111°7'4"W |
Area Served: | West Yellowstone, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | State of Montana |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6649 feet (2,027 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WYS |
More Information: | WYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Omak Airport (OMK):
- With the state given $994,938 in 1960 for airport improvements across Washington, the Omak City Council was granted $12,172 for their Omak Airport.
- The closest airport to Omak Airport (OMK) is Grand Forks Airport (ZGF), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NE of OMK.
- Approximately 17,875 aircraft movements were also garnered in 1995, 2000 and 2001, showing no sign of improvement over the previous statistics from 1990.
- In addition to being known as "Omak Airport", other names for OMK include "Omak Municipal Airport" and "Omak City Airport".
- Food and snacks are available at this airport's terminal, as well as a medical facility, accommodation areas, administrative offices and hangar buildings maintained by the Omak City Council.
- The furthest airport from Omak Airport (OMK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,660 miles (17,155 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Omak Airport (OMK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Numerous aircraft took off after an air show celebration at the terminal, which contained a breakfast service for aircraft pilots and a dinner service later that day.
- There is a radio navigation aid provided at the Omak Airport which are used by pilots on aircraft coming from other nearby airports to determine their location.
Facts about Yellowstone Airport (WYS):
- Because of Yellowstone Airport's high elevation of 6,649 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Yellowstone Airport (WYS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is currently served on a seasonal basis by SkyWest Airlines operating as the Delta Connection with Embraer EMB-120 "Brasilia" twin turboprop aircraft flying nonstop to and from the Delta hub located at Salt Lake City Airport.
- The furthest airport from Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of WYS.
- During the summer the base is home to 21 smokejumpers, pilots for the jump plane and retardant tanker, an office manager and a tanker base manager.