Nonstop flight route between Pullman, Washington (near Moscow, Idaho), United States and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW), Pullman, Washington (near Moscow, Idaho), United States and Merrill Field (MRI), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,635 miles (or 2,632 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 Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport and Merrill Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW):

• The closest airport to Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) is Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) S of PUW.
• The furthest airport from Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,699 miles (17,219 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The modest commercial terminal is a single large room, divided between pre- and post-security areas by a single security checkpoint and glass walls.
• Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Merrill Field (MRI):

• The furthest airport from Merrill Field (MRI) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,545 miles (16,970 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Merrill Field, located on the east end of 5th Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, was the only airport serving Anchorage until 1951 when the introduction of ever larger and faster commercial aircraft required that an airfield with longer and heavier runways be built.
• Merrill Field (MRI) has 3 runways.
• A section of the airport is built over the closed Merrill Field Land Fill.
• Because of Merrill Field's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Merrill Field 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 Merrill Field (MRI) is Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of MRI.