Nonstop flight route between Point Lay, Alaska, United States and White Mountain, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ), Point Lay, Alaska, United States and White Mountain Airport (WMO), White Mountain, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 349 miles (or 561 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport and White Mountain Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ):

• 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-15, controlled by the Pacific Air Forces 611th Air Support Group, based at Elmendorf AFB.
• Because of Point Lay LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lay LRRS 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.
• Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Wainwright Airport (AIN), which is located 94 miles (152 kilometers) NE of PIZ.
• The furthest airport from Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.

Facts about White Mountain Airport (WMO):

• The closest airport to White Mountain Airport (WMO) is Golovin Airport (GLV), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SE of WMO.
• White Mountain Airport (WMO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from White Mountain Airport (WMO) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,313 miles (16,596 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Because of White Mountain Airport's relatively low elevation of 267 feet, planes can take off or land at White Mountain 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.