Nonstop flight route between Susanville, California, United States and Barter Island, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE), Susanville, California, United States and Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI), Barter Island, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,215 miles (or 3,564 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 Susanville Municipal Airport and Barter Island LRRS Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE):

• The closest airport to Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) is Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of SVE.
• Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,156 miles (17,953 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Because of Susanville Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,149 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SVE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SVE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.

Facts about Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI):

• In 1998 Pacific Air Forces initiated "Operation Clean Sweep", in which abandoned Cold War stations in Alaska were remediated and the land restored to its previous state.
• Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Barter Island LRRS Airport", another name for BTI is "Barter Island LRRS BAR-MAIN".
• The furthest airport from Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,003 miles (16,099 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Barter Island LRRS Airport has one runway designed 7/25 with a gravel surface measuring 4,820 by 100 feet.
• The airport remains open to support the small settlement at Kaktovik and to provide contractor support access to the military radar site.
• Each of the sites was staffed by civilian contract workers who had signed 18-month contracts, although they were visited by Air Force military personnel frequently.
• Because of Barter Island LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Barter Island LRRS 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.
• The closest airport to Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) is Deadhorse Airport (SCC), which is located 115 miles (184 kilometers) W of BTI.