Nonstop flight route between Saranac Lake, New York, United States and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), Saranac Lake, New York, United States and Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,484 miles (or 2,388 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 relatively short distance between Adirondack Regional Airport and Western Nebraska Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLK / KSLK |
| Airport Name: | Adirondack Regional Airport |
| Location: | Saranac Lake, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°23'7"N by 74°12'21"W |
| Area Served: | Saranac Lake / Lake Placid |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Harrietstown |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1663 feet (507 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLK |
| More Information: | SLK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFF / KBFF |
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| Location: | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°52'26"N by 103°35'44"W |
| Area Served: | Scottsbluff, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | Airport Authority of Scotts Bluff County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3967 feet (1,209 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFF |
| More Information: | BFF Maps & Info |
Facts about Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK):
- The furthest airport from Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,560 miles (18,605 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- At the time, the airport was rated as one of the best built Class III airports in the country.
- In the autumn of 1940, a group of local men from the Saranac Lake Planning board got together to discuss the possibility of an airport in the Adirondack Mountains, near Saranac Lake.
- The closest airport to Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Lake Placid Airport (LKP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SE of SLK.
- With the requirement of public ownership thus complied with, events moved swiftly toward the realization of an airport for the Adirondacks.
- Adirondack Regional Airport covers an area of 1,499 acres at an elevation of 1,663 feet above mean sea level.
- Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) has 2 runways.
Facts about Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF):
- Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) has 2 runways.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 10,608 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 9,221 in 2009 and 9,864 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) is Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of BFF.
- The furthest airport from Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,729 miles (17,266 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airfield closed on December 31, 1945 and the War Department handed over control to the City of Scottsbluff in 1947.
- In addition to being known as "Western Nebraska Regional Airport", other names for BFF include "William B. Heilig Field" and "(former Scottsbluff Army Airfield)".
- Construction began on September 7, 1942.
