Nonstop flight route between Taylor, Arizona, United States and Westhampton Beach, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taylor Airport (TYZ), Taylor, Arizona, United States and Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK), Westhampton Beach, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,081 miles (or 3,349 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 Taylor Airport and Francis S. Gabreski Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYZ / KTYL |
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| Location: | Taylor, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°27'10"N by 110°6'52"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Taylor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5820 feet (1,774 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TYZ |
| More Information: | TYZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOK / KFOK |
| Airport Name: | Francis S. Gabreski Airport |
| Location: | Westhampton Beach, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°50'36"N by 72°37'54"W |
| Area Served: | Westhampton Beach, New York |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Suffolk |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military (ANG) |
| Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FOK |
| More Information: | FOK Maps & Info |
Facts about Taylor Airport (TYZ):
- Taylor Airport (TYZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Taylor Airport's high elevation of 5,820 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TYZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TYZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Taylor Airport", another name for TYZ is "TYL".
- The closest airport to Taylor Airport (TYZ) is Show Low Regional Airport (SOW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSE of TYZ.
- The furthest airport from Taylor Airport (TYZ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,346 miles (18,259 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK):
- Suffolk County Airport operated as a civilian general aviation airport without a military unit from 1969 until 1970.
- One fixed base operator provides services to airport users Shelt-Air Aviation Services which is the only FBO operation on the airport, having bought Malloy Air East in early 2014.
- Gabreski Airport covers an area of 1,451 acres which contains three paved runways.
- The closest airport to Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) is Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of FOK.
- Because of Francis S. Gabreski Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Francis S. Gabreski 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.
- Air Force One was also often located at the Air National Guard base in the summers of 1998 and 1999 during weeklong visits by President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton during extended stays at the Georgica Pond home of film director Steven Spielberg in East Hampton, New York.
- Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) has 3 runways.
- As a result of funding shortfalls for the Vietnam War that resulted in the closure of numerous stateside air force bases and naval air stations, Suffolk County AFB deactivated in 1969 and the military installation was again transferred to the Suffolk County government for use as a civilian airport.
- The airport is both a general aviation facility utilized by corporate businesses, private aviation and air taxi services, and an Air National Guard base for the 106th Rescue Wing, an Air Combat Command -gained unit of the New York Air National Guard.
- The furthest airport from Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,798 miles (18,988 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
