Nonstop flight route between Newburgh, New York, United States and Nyac, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Stewart International Airport (SWF), Newburgh, New York, United States and Nyac Airport (ZNC), Nyac, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,644 miles (or 5,864 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 Stewart International Airport and Nyac 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 Stewart International Airport and Nyac Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Stewart International Airport (SWF):

• Stewart International Airport (SWF) has 2 runways.
• Area residents who were already fighting a large power plant proposal at nearby Storm King Mountain fiercely fought the expansion.
• After its closure as an air force base in the early 1970s, an ambitious plan by former Governor Nelson Rockefeller to expand and develop the airport led to a protracted struggle with local landowners that led to reforms in the state's eminent domain laws but no actual development of the land acquired.
• Because of Stewart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 491 feet, planes can take off or land at Stewart 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.
• The furthest airport from Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The administration of Mario Cuomo tried several times to come up with a plan that would balance these interests, but failed.
• Another complication emerged due to the proximity of the Catskill Aqueduct of New York City's water supply system to the exit.
• The next year the state transferred control from MTA to its own Department of Transportation, with a mandate to improve and develop the airport.
• The closest airport to Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Orange County Airport (MGJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of SWF.
• But those people who remained or moved up from more crowded areas to the south had begun to enjoy the outdoor recreation possibilities the lands, referred to variously as the Stewart Properties or the buffer, offered.
• In 1981 the 52 American hostages held in Iran made their return to American soil at Stewart.

Facts about Nyac Airport (ZNC):

• The furthest airport from Nyac Airport (ZNC) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,570 miles (17,011 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Nyac Airport", another name for ZNC is "none".
• The closest airport to Nyac Airport (ZNC) is Tuluksak Airport (TLT), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WNW of ZNC.
• Nyac Airport (ZNC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Nyac Airport's relatively low elevation of 460 feet, planes can take off or land at Nyac 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.