Nonstop flight route between Valdez, Alaska, United States and Lewistown, Montana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Valdez Airport (VDZ), Valdez, Alaska, United States and Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT), Lewistown, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,745 miles (or 2,808 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 Valdez Airport and Lewistown Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Valdez Airport (VDZ):

• In addition to being known as "Valdez Airport", another name for VDZ is "Pioneer Field".
• Valdez Airport, also known as Pioneer Field, is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Valdez, a city in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of the U.S.
• The closest airport to Valdez Airport (VDZ) is Tatitlek Airport (TEK), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) SW of VDZ.
• Because of Valdez Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Valdez 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 Valdez Airport (VDZ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,526 miles (16,940 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Valdez Airport (VDZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Historically, the airport had scheduled passenger jet service provided by Alaska Airlines during the mid 1970s.

Facts about Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT):

• Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT) has 3 runways.
• The airport covers 2,200 acres at an elevation of 4,170 feet.
• The closest airport to Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT) is Roundup Airport (RPX), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of LWT.
• The furthest airport from Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,508 miles (16,911 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Lewistown Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,170 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LWT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LWT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Lewistown was a satellite field for Great Falls Army Air Base.
• The airfield was in operation during a 12-month period between 1942 and 1943 and thereafter deactivated.
• Scheduled air service temporarily ceased on March 8, 2008, when Big Sky Airlines ended operations in bankruptcy.
• In addition to being known as "Lewistown Municipal Airport", another name for LWT is "Lewistown Army Airfield".