Nonstop flight route between Tyler, Texas, United States and Bethel, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR), Tyler, Texas, United States and Bethel Airport (BET), Bethel, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,510 miles (or 5,650 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 Tyler Pounds Regional Airport and Bethel 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 Tyler Pounds Regional Airport and Bethel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR):

• Because of Tyler Pounds Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 544 feet, planes can take off or land at Tyler Pounds 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.
• American Eagle and United Express fly to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
• Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) has 3 runways.
• The Historic Aviation Memorial Museum, a large aviation museum at the airport rented and moved into the old terminal that had been closed since 2002.
• The airport opened in November 1929 as Tyler Municipal Airport.
• The closest airport to Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) is Cherokee County Airport (JKV), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSE of TYR.
• In early 2006, American Eagle announced it would be cutting flights to Tyler from eight per day to four per day.
• Tyler Pounds Regional Airport is a city-owned airport three miles west of Tyler, in Smith County, Texas.
• Airline flights began in the 1930s.
• The furthest airport from Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,862 miles (17,481 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Tyler Pounds Regional Airport", another name for TYR is "(former Pounds Army Airfield)".
• On November 11, 2008 Tyler-Pounds Regional airport announced plans to add a fourth American Eagle regional jet departure from Tyler, starting January 6, 2009.

Facts about Bethel Airport (BET):

• Bethel Airport (BET) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Bethel Airport (BET) is Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) E of BET.
• The furthest airport from Bethel Airport (BET) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,584 miles (17,034 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Because of Bethel Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Bethel 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.
• Construction began September 21, 1941, and the airfield was activated July 4, 1942.
• In addition to being known as "Bethel Airport", other names for BET include "(former Bethel Air Base)" and "(former Todd Army Airfield)".
• Bethel Airport covers an area of 1,056 acres at an elevation of 126 feet above mean sea level.