Nonstop flight route between Unalakleet, Alaska, United States and Whiteriver, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Unalakleet Airport (UNK), Unalakleet, Alaska, United States and Whiteriver Airport (WTR), Whiteriver, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,975 miles (or 4,787 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 Unalakleet Airport and Whiteriver 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 Unalakleet Airport and Whiteriver Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UNK / PAUN | 
| Airport Name: | Unalakleet Airport | 
| Location: | Unalakleet, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°53'17"N by 160°47'56"W | 
| Area Served: | Unalakleet, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UNK | 
| More Information: | UNK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WTR / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Whiteriver, Arizona, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°48'38"N by 109°59'8"W | 
| Area Served: | Whiteriver, Arizona | 
| Operator/Owner: | White Mountain Apache Tribe | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5153 feet (1,571 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WTR | 
| More Information: | WTR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Unalakleet Airport (UNK):
- The closest airport to Unalakleet Airport (UNK) is Shaktoolik Airport (SKK), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NNW of UNK.
- Because of Unalakleet Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Unalakleet 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 furthest airport from Unalakleet Airport (UNK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,369 miles (16,688 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Unalakleet Airport (UNK) has 2 runways.
Facts about Whiteriver Airport (WTR):
- The furthest airport from Whiteriver Airport (WTR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,383 miles (18,320 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Whiteriver Airport's high elevation of 5,153 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WTR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WTR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Whiteriver Airport", another name for WTR is "E24".
- Whiteriver Airport (WTR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Whiteriver Airport (WTR) is Show Low Regional Airport (SOW), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) N of WTR.




