Nonstop flight route between Pahokee, Florida, United States and Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK), Pahokee, Florida, United States and Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,236 miles (or 6,817 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 Palm Beach County Glades Airport 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 Palm Beach County Glades Airport and Wainwright Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK):

• The furthest airport from Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,552 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 2004, Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Jeanne destroyed the airport's main building, causing operations to be conducted from a trailer.
• Because of Palm Beach County Glades Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Palm Beach County Glades 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.
• Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Palm Beach County Glades Airport", another name for PHK is "Pahokee Airport".
• The closest airport to Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK) is Okeechobee County Airport (OBE), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNW of PHK.
• The airport's fixed base operator is Landmark Aviation.
• Palm Beach County Glades Airport is a county owned, public use airport in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.

Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):

• Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
• 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.
• Wainwright Airport resides at elevation of 45 feet above mean sea level.
• 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.
• Wainwright Airport is a public use airport located in Wainwright, a city in the North Slope Borough of the U.S.
• 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.
• 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.