Nonstop flight route between Scribner, Nebraska, United States and Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB), Scribner, Nebraska, United States and Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG), Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,977 miles (or 4,791 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 Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield and Nelson Lagoon 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 Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield and Nelson Lagoon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB):

• The closest airport to Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) is Fremont Municipal Airport (FET), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of SCB.
• Scribner State Airfield currently has two active runways.
• The furthest airport from Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,636 miles (17,117 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) has 2 runways.
• Scribner State Airport was constructed in 1942 as a United States Army Air Forces military training airfield.
• The first official news that Scribner Army Airfield would be constructed came on 1 October 1942, with eviction notices given to area farmers shortly thereafter.

Facts about Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG):

• In addition to being known as "Nelson Lagoon Airport", another name for NLG is "OUL".
• The closest airport to Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) is Port Moller Airport (PML), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) E of NLG.
• Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,914 miles (17,564 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Because of Nelson Lagoon Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Nelson Lagoon 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 Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 290 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 4% from the 302 enplanements in 2007.