Nonstop flight route between Shageluk, Alaska, United States and Sidney, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shageluk Airport (SHX), Shageluk, Alaska, United States and Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY), Sidney, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,711 miles (or 4,363 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 Shageluk Airport and Sidney 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 Shageluk Airport and Sidney 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: | SHX / PAHX |
Airport Name: | Shageluk Airport |
Location: | Shageluk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°41'31"N by 159°34'9"W |
Area Served: | Shageluk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHX |
More Information: | SHX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNY / KSNY |
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Location: | Sidney, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°5'58"N by 102°59'5"W |
Area Served: | Sidney, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | Sidney Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4313 feet (1,315 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNY |
More Information: | SNY Maps & Info |
Facts about Shageluk Airport (SHX):
- The furthest airport from Shageluk Airport (SHX) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,453 miles (16,822 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Shageluk Airport (SHX) is Anvik Airport (ANV), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of SHX.
- Shageluk Airport (SHX) has 2 runways.
- Because of Shageluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Shageluk 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.
Facts about Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY):
- In addition to being known as "Sidney Municipal Airport", another name for SNY is "Lloyd W. Carr Field".
- The closest airport to Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) is Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NNW of SNY.
- The furthest airport from Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,758 miles (17,313 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Sidney Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,313 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SNY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SNY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.