Nonstop flight route between Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States and Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB), Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States and Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR), Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,585 miles (or 5,769 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 Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport and Cape Lisburne LRRS 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 Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport and Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PKB / KPKB |
Airport Name: | Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport |
Location: | Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°20'41"N by 81°26'21"W |
Area Served: | Parkersburg, West Virginia / Marietta, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | Wood County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 859 feet (262 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PKB |
More Information: | PKB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUR / PALU |
Airport Name: | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport |
Location: | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°52'30"N by 166°6'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUR |
More Information: | LUR Maps & Info |
Facts about Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB):
- The closest airport to Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB) is Ohio University Airport Gordon K. Bush Airport (ATO), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) WSW of PKB.
- Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB) has 2 runways.
- Because of Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 859 feet, planes can take off or land at Mid-Ohio Valley Regional 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 the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 5,275 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 5,930 in 2009, and 5,477 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,448 miles (18,424 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR):
- The closest airport to Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) is Point Hope Airport (PHO), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) SSW of LUR.
- The furthest airport from Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,433 miles (16,790 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The airstrip was conducted in 1952 during the construction of the Cape Lisburne Air Force Station.
- Because of Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Lisburne 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.
- Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) currently has only 1 runway.