Nonstop flight route between Perth, Western Australia, Australia and Deadhorse, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Perth Airport (PER), Perth, Western Australia, Australia and Deadhorse Airport (SCC), Deadhorse, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,409 miles (or 13,534 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 Perth Airport and Deadhorse 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 Perth Airport and Deadhorse Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PER / YPPH |
| Airport Name: | Perth Airport |
| Location: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°56'25"S by 115°58'0"E |
| Area Served: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Australia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PER |
| More Information: | PER Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCC / PASC |
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| Location: | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°11'40"N by 148°27'55"W |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SCC |
| More Information: | SCC Maps & Info |
Facts about Perth Airport (PER):
- The closest airport to Perth Airport (PER) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of PER.
- Perth Airport handled 13,664,394 passengers last year.
- Towards the mid-1950s, airline travel was still only being used by a small percentage of the population.
- Because of Perth Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Perth 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 two domestic terminals are side by side and about 12 km from the Perth CBD, while the international terminal is 17 km from Perth.
- At this time also, airline operators Qantas and Ansett set about on ambitious capital works programs to construct new domestic terminals for their respective airlines on the northern side of the terminal, where they still stand to this day.
- It is the fourth busiest airport in Australia and services Australian and Indian Ocean destinations, as well as Johannesburg, Auckland, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Guangzhou and Doha.
- The furthest airport from Perth Airport (PER) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Perth Airport (meaning Perth Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,938 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- Perth Airport (PER) has 2 runways.
- Even before civil aviation operations could commence at the new site, the onset of World War II saw the facility being redesigned for military purposes as a temporary base for the Royal Australian Air Force and United States Navy, known as "RAAF Station Guildford", primarily to supplement RAAF Base Pearce.Royal Australian Air Force No.
Facts about Deadhorse Airport (SCC):
- Deadhorse Airport (SCC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Deadhorse Airport (SCC) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,100 miles (16,254 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Deadhorse Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Deadhorse 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.
- In addition to being known as "Deadhorse Airport", another name for SCC is "Prudhoe Airport".
- The closest airport to Deadhorse Airport (SCC) is Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WNW of SCC.
