Nonstop flight route between Shishmaref, Alaska, United States and Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shishmaref Airport (SHH), Shishmaref, Alaska, United States and Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS), Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,190 miles (or 5,134 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 Shishmaref Airport and Las Vegas Municipal 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 Shishmaref Airport and Las Vegas Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHH / PASH |
Airport Name: | Shishmaref Airport |
Location: | Shishmaref, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°14'57"N by 166°5'21"W |
Area Served: | Shishmaref, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHH |
More Information: | SHH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LVS / KLVS |
Airport Name: | Las Vegas Municipal Airport |
Location: | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°39'15"N by 105°8'32"W |
Area Served: | Las Vegas, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of Las Vegas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6877 feet (2,096 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LVS |
More Information: | LVS Maps & Info |
Facts about Shishmaref Airport (SHH):
- The closest airport to Shishmaref Airport (SHH) is Brevig Mission Airport (KTS), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) S of SHH.
- Because of Shishmaref Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Shishmaref 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.
- Shishmaref Airport (SHH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Shishmaref Airport (SHH) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,355 miles (16,664 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS):
- The furthest airport from Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,135 miles (17,920 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Las Vegas Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,877 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LVS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LVS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Continental Airlines stopped there until around 1952, one DC-3 a day each way between Denver and Albuquerque, but LVS may not have seen an airliner since then.
- The closest airport to Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS) is Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) W of LVS.