Nonstop flight route between Britton, South Dakota, United States and Barter Island, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Britton Municipal Airport (TTO), Britton, South Dakota, United States and Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI), Barter Island, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,275 miles (or 3,661 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 relatively short distance between Britton Municipal Airport and Barter Island LRRS Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Britton Municipal Airport (TTO):

• The furthest airport from Britton Municipal Airport (TTO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,529 miles (16,945 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Britton Municipal Airport (TTO) is Aberdeen Regional AirportAberdeen Army Airfield (ABR), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SW of TTO.
• For the 12-month period ending December 2, 2008, the airport had 5,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day.
• In addition to being known as "Britton Municipal Airport", another name for TTO is "BTN".
• Britton Municipal Airport (TTO) has 2 runways.

Facts about Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI):

• In addition to being known as "Barter Island LRRS Airport", another name for BTI is "Barter Island LRRS BAR-MAIN".
• With the signing of the North American Air Defence Modernization agreement at the "Shamrock Summit" between Prime Minister Mulroney and President Reagan in Quebec City on 18 March 1985, the DEW Line began its eventual upgrading and transition becoming the North Warning System of today.
• The radar station was upgraded with an AN/FPS-117 minimally attended Long Range surveillance radar in the winter of 1990.
• The closest airport to Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) is Deadhorse Airport (SCC), which is located 115 miles (184 kilometers) W of BTI.
• Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Each of the sites was staffed by civilian contract workers who had signed 18-month contracts, although they were visited by Air Force military personnel frequently.
• The furthest airport from Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,003 miles (16,099 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Because of Barter Island LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Barter Island LRRS 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.