Nonstop flight route between Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB), Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,993 miles (or 8,035 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 Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base and Ted Stevens Anchorage International 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 Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB):

• In addition to being known as "Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base", other names for SSB include "St. Croix Seaplane Base", "none" and "VI32".
• The furthest airport from Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (meaning Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,668 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) is Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) WSW of SSB.
• Because of Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base 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.
• Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC):

• Because of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport's relatively low elevation of 152 feet, planes can take off or land at Ted Stevens Anchorage International 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.
• Built in 1951 as Anchorage International Airport, the airport was served in the 1950s by Alaska Airlines, Northwest Orient, Pacific Northern Airlines and Reeve Aleutian Airways, using aircraft ranging from Douglas DC-3s to Boeing 377s, and was also a refueling stop for Canadian Pacific Air Lines service to the Far East.
• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport handled 4,976,557 passengers last year.
• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has 3 runways.
• FedEx Express and UPS Airlines operate major hubs at Anchorage International for cargo heading to and from the Far East.NWA Cargo used to operate a major hub at the airport until December 28, 2009 when it closed all operations for Northwest Cargo at all airports.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,599,313 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,282,666 enplanements in 2009, and 2,342,310 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,548 miles (16,975 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of ANC.
• Route 7A of the Anchorage People Mover bus system serves the airport's North and South terminals once every hour in each direction, connecting it with the downtown Transit Center and the Dimond Center mall.
• Taxi queues are available in front of each terminal.