Nonstop flight route between Tanana, Alaska, United States and Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL), Tanana, Alaska, United States and Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,039 miles (or 4,891 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 Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport and Fort Wayne 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 Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport and Fort Wayne International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAL / PATA | 
| Airport Name: | Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport | 
| Location: | Tanana, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°10'27"N by 152°6'33"W | 
| Area Served: | Tanana, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TAL | 
| More Information: | TAL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FWA / KFWA | 
| Airport Name: | Fort Wayne International Airport | 
| Location: | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'41"N by 85°11'43"W | 
| Area Served: | Fort Wayne, Indiana | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 814 feet (248 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FWA | 
| More Information: | FWA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL):
- Because of Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial 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 Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) is Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) ESE of TAL.
- The furthest airport from Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,280 miles (16,544 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA):
- The various projects under the Master Plan will last for a timeframe of multiple years.
- The closest airport to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is Smith Field (SMD), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) N of FWA.
- This airport is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings per year.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 280,732 enplanements in calendar year 2012, 2.91% more than 2011.
- The furthest airport from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- By 2000 Fort Wayne International Airport was handling record traffic.
- Because of Fort Wayne International Airport's relatively low elevation of 814 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Wayne 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 airport has a 600,000-square-foot air cargo center on the southwest side.
- Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) has 3 runways.




