Nonstop flight route between Tupelo, Mississippi, United States and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP), Tupelo, Mississippi, United States and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,231 miles (or 5,199 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 Tupelo Regional Airport and Ted Stevens Anchorage International 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 Tupelo Regional Airport and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP):

• Because of Tupelo Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 346 feet, planes can take off or land at Tupelo Regional 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 Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) is University-Oxford Airport (UOX), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) W of TUP.
• The furthest airport from Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,074 miles (17,822 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Tupelo Regional Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles west of the central business district of Tupelo, a city in Lee County, Mississippi, United States.
• Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Tupelo Regional Airport covers an area of 1,061 acres at an elevation of 346 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC):

• Because of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport's relatively low elevation of 152 feet, planes can take off or land at Ted Stevens Anchorage International 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.
• Major national rental car chains are represented in an on-site consolidated rental car facility attached to the South terminal.
• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport handled 4,976,557 passengers last year.
• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has 3 runways.
• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport's passenger traffic has hovered around the five million mark for the last 10 years, apart from in 2002 when the airport suffered a 13% drop in traffic.
• The furthest airport from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,548 miles (16,975 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The FAA has forecast total operations for the year 2011 to be 261,375.
• The closest airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of ANC.