Nonstop flight route between Trapani, Italy and Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS), Trapani, Italy and Dahl Creek Airport (DCK), Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,170 miles (or 8,321 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 Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi and Dahl Creek 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 Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi and Dahl Creek Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPS / LICT |
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Location: | Trapani, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°54'42"N by 12°29'35"E |
Area Served: | Trapani |
Airport Type: | Military/public |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TPS |
More Information: | TPS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCK / |
Airport Name: | Dahl Creek Airport |
Location: | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°56'35"N by 156°54'16"W |
Area Served: | Dahl Creek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 260 feet (79 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DCK |
More Information: | DCK Maps & Info |
Facts about Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS):
- The airport is located 8 NM south of Trapani, and opened in the early 1960s.
- In addition to being known as "Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi", another name for TPS is "Aeroporto Vincenzo Florio di Trapani-Birgi".
- The furthest airport from Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,817 miles (19,018 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi 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 Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) is Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) ENE of TPS.
- Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi handled 1,878,557 passengers last year.
- Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport gained international attention during Operation Unified Protector in 2011 when NATO aircraft were based there during military intervention in the Libyan civil war.
Facts about Dahl Creek Airport (DCK):
- Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Dahl Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 260 feet, planes can take off or land at Dahl Creek 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 Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) is Kobuk Airport (OBU), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) S of DCK.
- The furthest airport from Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,161 miles (16,352 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.