Nonstop flight route between Beaver, Alaska, United States and West Yellowstone, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beaver Airport (WBQ), Beaver, Alaska, United States and Yellowstone Airport (WYS), West Yellowstone, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,009 miles (or 3,233 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 Beaver Airport and Yellowstone Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WBQ / PAWB | 
| Airport Name: | Beaver Airport | 
| Location: | Beaver, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°21'43"N by 147°24'24"W | 
| Area Served: | Beaver, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 359 feet (109 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WBQ | 
| More Information: | WBQ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WYS / KWYS | 
| Airport Name: | Yellowstone Airport | 
| Location: | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°41'17"N by 111°7'4"W | 
| Area Served: | West Yellowstone, Montana | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Montana | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6649 feet (2,027 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WYS | 
| More Information: | WYS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Beaver Airport (WBQ):
- Beaver Airport (WBQ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Beaver Airport's relatively low elevation of 359 feet, planes can take off or land at Beaver 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 closest airport to Beaver Airport (WBQ) is Birch Creek Airport (KBC), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) E of WBQ.
 - The furthest airport from Beaver Airport (WBQ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,182 miles (16,386 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
 
Facts about Yellowstone Airport (WYS):
- The furthest airport from Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - Delta/Skywest Airlines EMB120
 - The closest airport to Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of WYS.
 - Yellowstone Airport covers an area of 735 acres at an elevation of 6,649 feet above mean sea level.
 - Because of Yellowstone Airport's high elevation of 6,649 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - Yellowstone Airport (WYS) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Two airlines actually operated mainline jet aircraft into the airport in the past, although all service was seasonal in nature and was not operated during the winter months.
 
