Nonstop flight route between Summit, Alaska, United States and Arusha, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Summit Airport (UMM), Summit, Alaska, United States and Arusha Airport (ARK), Arusha, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,283 miles (or 13,331 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 Summit Airport and Arusha 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 Summit Airport and Arusha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UMM / PAST | 
| Airport Name: | Summit Airport | 
| Location: | Summit, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°19'53"N by 149°7'37"W | 
| Area Served: | Summit, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2409 feet (734 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UMM | 
| More Information: | UMM Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARK / HTAR | 
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| Location: | Arusha, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°22'0"S by 36°37'18"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4550 feet (1,387 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ARK | 
| More Information: | ARK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Summit Airport (UMM):
- The closest airport to Summit Airport (UMM) is McKinley National Park Airport (MCL), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) NNE of UMM.
 - The furthest airport from Summit Airport (UMM) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,397 miles (16,732 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
 - Summit Airport (UMM) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Arusha Airport (ARK):
- Because of Arusha Airport's high elevation of 4,550 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ARK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ARK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - Arusha Airport (ARK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Arusha Airport (ARK) is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of ARK.
 - In addition to being known as "Arusha Airport", another name for ARK is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Arusha (Swahili)".
 - Arusha Airport handled 122,621 passengers last year.
 - The airport served 87,252 passengers in 2004.
 - The furthest airport from Arusha Airport (ARK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
 
