Nonstop flight route between Shungnak, Alaska, United States and Long Beach, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shungnak Airport (SHG), Shungnak, Alaska, United States and Long Beach Airport (LGB), Long Beach, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,768 miles (or 4,455 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 Shungnak Airport and Long Beach 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 Shungnak Airport and Long Beach Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHG / PAHG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shungnak, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°53'17"N by 157°9'44"W |
| Area Served: | Shungnak, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 197 feet (60 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHG |
| More Information: | SHG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGB / KLGB |
| Airport Name: | Long Beach Airport |
| Location: | Long Beach, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°49'4"N by 118°9'6"W |
| Area Served: | Los Angeles and Orange counties |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Long Beach |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGB |
| More Information: | LGB Maps & Info |
Facts about Shungnak Airport (SHG):
- The closest airport to Shungnak Airport (SHG) is Kobuk Airport (OBU), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of SHG.
- In addition to being known as "Shungnak Airport", another name for SHG is "PAGH".
- Because of Shungnak Airport's relatively low elevation of 197 feet, planes can take off or land at Shungnak 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 furthest airport from Shungnak Airport (SHG) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,165 miles (16,359 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Shungnak Airport (SHG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Long Beach Airport (LGB):
- Long Beach Airport handled 2,978,433 passengers last year.
- Long Beach Airport (LGB) has 5 runways.
- Because of Long Beach Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Beach 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.
- Long Beach Airport is the second closest airport to Disneyland, after John Wayne Airport.
- The famous barnstormer Earl S.
- The closest airport to Long Beach Airport (LGB) is Long Beach Airport (JLB), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of LGB.
- In 1981, the startup airline Jet America began non-stop MD-80 service to Chicago and, in 1982, to Dallas-Fort Worth.
- The Navy there upon, fed up with the city of Long Beach, decided upon the purchase of some property owned by a Mrs.
- Long Beach Airport has few passenger flights compared with Los Angeles International Airport 18 miles to the northwest, and will always be a small airport because of ordinances adopted to minimize noise.
- The furthest airport from Long Beach Airport (LGB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,489 miles (18,489 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
