Nonstop flight route between Peoria, Illinois, United States and Bethel, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA), Peoria, Illinois, United States and Bethel Airport (BET), Bethel, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,246 miles (or 5,224 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 General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport and Bethel 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 General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport and Bethel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIA / KPIA |
Airport Name: | General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport |
Location: | Peoria, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°39'51"N by 89°41'35"W |
Area Served: | Peoria, Illinois |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 661 feet (201 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIA |
More Information: | PIA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BET / PABE |
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Location: | Bethel, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°46'42"N by 161°50'13"W |
Area Served: | Bethel, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BET |
More Information: | BET Maps & Info |
Facts about General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA):
- As of January 2010, Peoria International Airport has five passenger airlines.
- The furthest airport from General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,003 miles (17,707 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport's relatively low elevation of 661 feet, planes can take off or land at General Wayne A. Downing Peoria 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.
- The closest airport to General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) is Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ESE of PIA.
- The airport is co-located with the Peoria Air National Guard Base, which is home to the 182d Airlift Wing of the Illinois Air National Guard.
- General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) has 2 runways.
- General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport handled 592,101 passengers last year.
- This airport is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it a primary commercial service airport.
Facts about Bethel Airport (BET):
- Bethel Airport (BET) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Bethel Airport (BET) is Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) E of BET.
- Because of Bethel Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Bethel 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 furthest airport from Bethel Airport (BET) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,584 miles (17,034 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Bethel Airport", other names for BET include "(former Bethel Air Base)" and "(former Todd Army Airfield)".
- Bethel Airport covers an area of 1,056 acres at an elevation of 126 feet above mean sea level.