Nonstop flight route between Pocatello, Idaho, United States and Seattle, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH), Pocatello, Idaho, United States and King County International Airport (BFI), Seattle, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 569 miles (or 916 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 Pocatello Regional Airport and King County International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIH / KPIH |
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| Location: | Pocatello, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°54'34"N by 112°35'44"W |
| Area Served: | Pocatello, Idaho |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Pocatello |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4452 feet (1,357 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIH |
| More Information: | PIH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFI / KBFI |
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| Location: | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°31'48"N by 122°18'6"W |
| Area Served: | Seattle, Washington |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFI |
| More Information: | BFI Maps & Info |
Facts about Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH):
- Because of Pocatello Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,452 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PIH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PIH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) has 2 runways.
- In 2014, a World-War II era mortar was found on the airport grounds while doing routine maintenance work.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 25,756 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 21,039 in 2009, and 20,825 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) is Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NNE of PIH.
- In addition to being known as "Pocatello Regional Airport", another name for PIH is "(formerly Pocatello Army Airfield)".
- In the mid 1970s, Hughes Airwest served the airport with Douglas DC-9-10 and DC-9-30 jetliners, according to the February 1, 1976 edition of the North American Official Airline Guide.
- Pocatello Regional Airport is a city owned, public use airport located seven nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Pocatello, a city in Power County, Idaho, United States.
- The furthest airport from Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,820 miles (17,413 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about King County International Airport (BFI):
- The closest airport to King County International Airport (BFI) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of BFI.
- The airport's property is mostly in Seattle just south of Georgetown, with its southern tip extending into Tukwila.
- Helijet, a helicopter airline based at Vancouver International Airport in British Columbia, scheduled Sikorsky S-76s to the Victoria Harbour Heliport in British Columbia and on to Helijet's Vancouver Harbour Heliport near downtown Vancouver, B.C.
- Because of King County International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at King County 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.
- King County International Airport (BFI) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from King County International Airport (BFI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,775 miles (17,341 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "King County International Airport", another name for BFI is "Boeing Field".
- Boeing Field had scheduled passenger flights on West Coast Airlines Douglas DC-9s and Fairchild F-27s to Idaho, Oregon, Washington, northern California, western Montana, northern Utah and to Calgary.
