Nonstop flight route between St. Petersburg, Florida, United States and Charleston, West Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Albert Whitted Airport (SPG), St. Petersburg, Florida, United States and Yeager Airport (CRW), Charleston, West Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 736 miles (or 1,184 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 Albert Whitted Airport and Yeager Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPG / KSPG | 
| Airport Name: | Albert Whitted Airport | 
| Location: | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°45'54"N by 82°37'36"W | 
| Area Served: | St. Petersburg, Florida | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of St. Petersburg | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SPG | 
| More Information: | SPG Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRW / KCRW | 
| Airport Name: | Yeager Airport | 
| Location: | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°22'32"N by 81°35'35"W | 
| Area Served: | Charleston, West Virginia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 981 feet (299 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CRW | 
| More Information: | CRW Maps & Info | 
Facts about Albert Whitted Airport (SPG):
- Because of Albert Whitted Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Albert Whitted 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.
- It's also home to the PilotMall.com Pilot Shop, which has been located on the field since 2005.
- National Airlines, one of the nation's first airlines, began service there in 1934.
- The closest airport to Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) is MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of SPG.
- Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) has 2 runways.
- During 1934-1935, the Public Works Administration constructed what would become Coast Guard Air Station St.
- The furthest airport from Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,430 miles (18,395 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to Coast Guard flight operations, during World War II, Albert Whitted Airport was converted to military use as a primary flight training base for student Naval Aviators for the U.S.
Facts about Yeager Airport (CRW):
- Yeager Airport (CRW) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Yeager Airport (CRW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,458 miles (18,440 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On June 25, 2009 AirTran Airways began service from Charleston to Orlando.
- On August 10 1968, Piedmont Airlines Flight 230 was on an ILS localizer-only approach to runway 23 when it struck trees 360 feet from the runway threshold.
- Yeager Airport covers 767 acres at an elevation of 981 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Yeager Airport (CRW) is Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SSE of CRW.
- During World War II Charleston's airport, Wertz Field, closed when the airport's approaches were blocked by the federal government building a synthetic rubber plant next to the airport.
- Because of Yeager Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at Yeager 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.




