Nonstop flight route between Springdale, Arkansas, United States and Diomede, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Springdale Municipal Airport (SPZ), Springdale, Arkansas, United States and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO), Diomede, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,546 miles (or 5,707 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 Springdale Municipal Airport and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2), 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 Springdale Municipal Airport and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Springdale Municipal Airport (SPZ):

• Springdale Municipal Airport covers an area of 228 acres at an elevation of 1,353 feet above mean sea level.
• Springdale Municipal Airport (SPZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Springdale Municipal Airport (SPZ) is Drake Field (FYV), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSW of SPZ.
• In addition to being known as "Springdale Municipal Airport", another name for SPZ is "ASG".
• The furthest airport from Springdale Municipal Airport (SPZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,783 miles (17,354 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO):

• During the Nome gold rush at the turn of the 19th century, Diomede villagers traveled to Nome along with the gold seekers, even though Nome was not a native village.
• Because of Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) 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.
• As of the census of 2000, there were 146 people, 43 households, and 31 families residing in the city.
• The furthest airport from Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,411 miles (16,755 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The island's only school, and likely the most isolated school in the United States, the Diomede School has grades from Pre-K through 12 and approximately 40 students and 5 teachers.
• Despite being separated by the new border after the Alaska purchase in 1867, Big Diomede had been home to families now living on Little Diomede and the people living on the American side of the border were very close relatives to those living on the Russian side.
• The closest airport to Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Wales Airport (WAA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DIO.