Nonstop flight route between Savannah, Georgia (near Hilton Head, South Carolina), United States and Port Williams, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Savannah, Georgia (near Hilton Head, South Carolina), United States and Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR), Port Williams, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,697 miles (or 5,950 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 Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport and Port Williams Seaplane Base, 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 Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport and Port Williams Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV):

• Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) is Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of SAV.
• The first Savannah Municipal Airport opened on September 20, 1929 with the inauguration of air service between New York City and Miami by Eastern Air Express.
• The furthest airport from Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,485 miles (18,484 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Savannah / Hilton Head 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.
• Savannah ANGB includes over 145 buildings and 239 acres of leased land in the southeast and northeast quadrants of the airport.
• The City of Savannah acquired a 600 acre tract in the vicinity of Cherokee Hill, one of the highest elevations in the county, and construction of a new airfield commenced under a WPA project.
• Also located on the airport is Savannah Air National Guard Base, home to the 165th Airlift Wing of the Georgia Air National Guard.

Facts about Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR):

• The closest airport to Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR) is Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (KKB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSE of KPR.
• Scheduled passenger service to Kodiak, Alaska, is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.
• Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Port Williams Seaplane Base (KPR) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,742 miles (17,287 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Because of Port Williams Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Williams Seaplane Base 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.