Nonstop flight route between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Plattsburgh, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Clinton County Airport (PLB), Plattsburgh, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 344 miles (or 554 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 Philadelphia International Airport and Clinton County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Philadelphia International Airport (PHL):

• The furthest airport from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Philadelphia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Philadelphia International 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.
• As a benefit to students, local schools including The University of Pennsylvania, Villanova University, Swarthmore College, Haverford College and Saint Joseph's University traditionally operate transportation shuttles to the airport during heavy travel periods such as spring and Thanksgiving breaks.
• The closest airport to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is Philadelphia Seaplane BaseChandler Field (PSQ), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of PHL.
• With 460,779 aircraft movements in 2010, Philadelphia International Airport ranks 12th busiest in the world in terms of aircraft movements.
• Philadelphia Municipal became Philadelphia International in 1945, when American Overseas Airlines began direct flights to Europe.
• Southwest Airlines, the fastest growing airline for several years after beginning service to PHL in 2004, worked with the city and the airport to expand and improve its facilities.
• By 2005, there were two studies which dealt with expanding runway capacity at PHL airport.
• Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has 4 runways.

Facts about Clinton County Airport (PLB):

• In 1972, a FB-111A Aardvark landed at the airport after the pilot mistook the runway for the airport as being the nearby air force base.
• The closest airport to Clinton County Airport (PLB) is Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) SE of PLB.
• Clinton County transitioned to using the nearby Plattsburgh International Airport as the primary airport for the region on June 18, 2007, and Clinton County Airport is now officially closed to itinerant aircraft, though it's still used for paradrops, and a few aircraft are still based there.
• Because of Clinton County Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Clinton County 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.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,712 passenger boardings in calendar year 2004 and 1,747 enplanements in 2005.
• Clinton County Airport (PLB) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Clinton County Airport (PLB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,563 miles (18,609 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.