Nonstop flight route between Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and Levelock, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tresco Heliport (TSO), Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and Levelock Airport (KLL), Levelock, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,720 miles (or 7,596 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 Tresco Heliport 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 Tresco Heliport and Levelock Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tresco Heliport (TSO):

• The furthest airport from Tresco Heliport (TSO) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Tresco Heliport (meaning Tresco Heliport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,116 miles (19,499 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Tresco Heliport (TSO) is St Mary's Airport (ISC), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SE of TSO.
• Because of Tresco Heliport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Tresco Heliport 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.
• On summer weekdays the heliport received up to six flights a day from Penzance Heliport on the mainland, declining to two services a day in winter.
• Tresco Heliport was a heliport located on the island of Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly off the southwest coast of England, UK.
• The heliport was officially closed on 31 October 2012 and all flights ceased operations.

Facts about Levelock Airport (KLL):

• In addition to being known as "Levelock Airport", another name for KLL is "9Z8".
• Levelock Airport (KLL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Levelock Airport (KLL) is Ekwok Airport (KEK), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NW of KLL.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 has one runway designated 1/19 with a gravel surface measuring 3,281 by 59 feet.