Nonstop flight route between Platinum, Alaska, United States and Dublin, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Platinum Airport (PTU), Platinum, Alaska, United States and Dublin Airport (DUB), Dublin, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,550 miles (or 7,322 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 Platinum Airport and Dublin 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 Platinum Airport and Dublin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Platinum Airport (PTU):

• Platinum Airport (PTU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Platinum Airport (PTU) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,706 miles (17,230 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Because of Platinum Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Platinum 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 Platinum Airport (PTU) is Goodnews Airport (GNU), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of PTU.

Facts about Dublin Airport (DUB):

• In the mid twentieth century, the Irish government introduced a rule stating that all air traffic between Ireland and the United States must transit through Shannon airport.
• In 1983 Aer Lingus opened its 'Aer Lingus Commuter' division which took delivery of Shorts, Saab AB, and Fokker turboprop aircraft to open regular daily domestic services to and from Ireland's smaller regional airports for the first time, as well as to serve existing routes to smaller regional airports in the United Kingdom.
• The furthest airport from Dublin Airport (DUB) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,922 miles (19,187 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Dublin Airport (DUB) is Kilkenny Airport (KKY), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) SW of DUB.
• Because of Dublin Airport's relatively low elevation of 242 feet, planes can take off or land at Dublin 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.
• Dublin Airport (DUB) has 2 runways.
• In September 2011, Emirates announced that from 9 January 2012 it would begin a new daily direct service to Dubai, which will be year-round and will operate from the new Terminal 2.
• The plans for Terminal 2 have been met with ongoing criticism from those who argued that, once built, it could not be extended to provide any additional capacity, owing to its location.
• Dublin Airport handled 20,166,783 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Dublin Airport", another name for DUB is "Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath".