Nonstop flight route between Telluride, Colorado, United States and Levelock, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), Telluride, Colorado, United States and Levelock Airport (KLL), Levelock, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,589 miles (or 4,167 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 Telluride Regional Airport and Levelock 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 Telluride Regional Airport and Levelock Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TEX / KTEX |
Airport Name: | Telluride Regional Airport |
Location: | Telluride, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°57'14"N by 107°54'30"W |
Area Served: | Telluride, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | Telluride Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9070 feet (2,765 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TEX |
More Information: | TEX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLL / |
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Location: | Levelock, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°7'41"N by 156°51'30"W |
Area Served: | Levelock, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KLL |
More Information: | KLL Maps & Info |
Facts about Telluride Regional Airport (TEX):
- Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Between April 7 and November 4 of 2009 the Telluride runway was closed for a $24 million runway renovation.
- The closest airport to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) is Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) N of TEX.
- Because of Telluride Regional Airport's high elevation of 9,070 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TEX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TEX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Telluride Regional Airport is the destination in the "Telluride Landing" mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
- In the 1990s the airport had winter nonstop passenger flights to Los Angeles and Phoenix.
- The furthest airport from Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,075 miles (17,823 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Levelock Airport (KLL):
- The closest airport to Levelock Airport (KLL) is Ekwok Airport (KEK), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NW of KLL.
- Because of Levelock Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Levelock 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 Levelock Airport (KLL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,701 miles (17,221 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Levelock Airport", another name for KLL is "9Z8".
- According to Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 527 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 22% from the 675 in 2007.
- Levelock Airport (KLL) currently has only 1 runway.