Nonstop flight route between St. Louis, Missouri, United States and Wasilla, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), St. Louis, Missouri, United States and Wasilla Airport (WWA), Wasilla, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,917 miles (or 4,694 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport and Wasilla 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport and Wasilla Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL):

• The furthest airport from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,986 miles (17,681 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) SE of STL.
• On October 22, 2012, a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340 landed at Lambert carrying VA Executives, including Richard Branson to discuss and explore the likelihood of a St Louis Route.
• Despite the entry of Southwest Airlines in the market, the TWA buyout of Ozark and subsequent increase in the number of nonstop cities served, the total number of passengers using Lambert held steady from 1985 through 1993, ranging between 19 million and 20 million passengers per year throughout the period.
• Because of Lambert–St. Louis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 605 feet, planes can take off or land at Lambert–St. Louis 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.
• In 1925, the airport became home to Naval Air Station St.
• By September 2002, Lambert's passenger traffic had declined by 16.9% from before the terrorist attacks a year earlier, which was the 8th biggest percentage drop of the major US airports.
• Ozark Airlines established its only hub at Lambert in the late 1950s.

Facts about Wasilla Airport (WWA):

• Because of Wasilla Airport's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Wasilla 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.
• Wasilla Airport (WWA) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Wasilla Airport (WWA) is Big Lake Airport (BGQ), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WSW of WWA.
• The furthest airport from Wasilla Airport (WWA) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,519 miles (16,928 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Wasilla Airport", another name for WWA is "IYS".