Nonstop flight route between Salina, Kansas, United States and Minchumina, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salina Regional Airport (SLN), Salina, Kansas, United States and Minchumina Airport (MHM), Minchumina, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,795 miles (or 4,497 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 Salina Regional Airport and Minchumina 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 Salina Regional Airport and Minchumina Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLN / KSLN |
Airport Name: | Salina Regional Airport |
Location: | Salina, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°47'26"N by 97°39'7"W |
Area Served: | Salina, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | Salina Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1288 feet (393 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLN |
More Information: | SLN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHM / PAMH |
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Location: | Minchumina, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°53'9"N by 152°18'6"W |
Area Served: | Lake Minchumina, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 682 feet (208 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MHM |
More Information: | MHM Maps & Info |
Facts about Salina Regional Airport (SLN):
- The airport was the takeoff and landing point for the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, flown by Steve Fossett in the first nonstop, non-refueled solo circumnavigation of the earth from February 28 to March 3, 2005.
- The closest airport to Salina Regional Airport (SLN) is Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ENE of SLN.
- Salina Regional Airport is the home of the Kansas State University - Salina flight department.
- Salina Regional Airport (SLN) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Salina Regional Airport (SLN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,701 miles (17,222 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Minchumina Airport (MHM):
- Minchumina Airport (MHM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Minchumina Airport", another name for MHM is "Lake Minchumina Airport".
- The closest airport to Minchumina Airport (MHM) is Minchumina Airport (LMA), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of MHM.
- Minchumina Airport is a state owned, public use airport serving Lake Minchumina, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S.
- Scheduled passenger service at this airport is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.
- The furthest airport from Minchumina Airport (MHM) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,369 miles (16,687 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Minchumina Airport's relatively low elevation of 682 feet, planes can take off or land at Minchumina 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.