Nonstop flight route between Terrell, Texas, United States and Shungnak, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL), Terrell, Texas, United States and Shungnak Airport (SHG), Shungnak, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,377 miles (or 5,435 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 Terrell Municipal Airport and Shungnak 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 Terrell Municipal Airport and Shungnak Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL):

• The airport, actually only a grass field, was first used by a local flying club beginning in the Fall of 1940.
• Because of Terrell Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 145 feet, planes can take off or land at Terrell Municipal 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.
• Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL) has 2 runways.
• Royal Air Force pilot training at the airfield ended in early September 1945 and with the end of World War II the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.
• From November 1942 until June 1944, small numbers of American Army Air Forces flight cadets trained alongside the RAF students.
• The closest airport to Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL) is Majors Airport (GVT), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of TRL.
• The furthest airport from Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,894 miles (17,532 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Shungnak Airport (SHG):

• Shungnak Airport (SHG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Shungnak Airport (SHG) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,165 miles (16,359 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Shungnak Airport (SHG) is Kobuk Airport (OBU), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of SHG.
• In addition to being known as "Shungnak Airport", another name for SHG is "PAGH".
• Because of Shungnak Airport's relatively low elevation of 197 feet, planes can take off or land at Shungnak 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.