Nonstop flight route between Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States and Saranac Lake, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW), Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States and Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), Saranac Lake, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 229 miles (or 369 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 Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport and Adirondack Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WBW / KWBW |
Airport Name: | Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport |
Location: | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°17'49"N by 75°51'7"W |
Area Served: | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | County of Luzerne |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 543 feet (166 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WBW |
More Information: | WBW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLK / KSLK |
Airport Name: | Adirondack Regional Airport |
Location: | Saranac Lake, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°23'7"N by 74°12'21"W |
Area Served: | Saranac Lake / Lake Placid |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Harrietstown |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1663 feet (507 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLK |
More Information: | SLK Maps & Info |
Facts about Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW):
- Because of Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport's relatively low elevation of 543 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley 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 Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,652 miles (18,751 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW) is Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of WBW.
Facts about Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK):
- The furthest airport from Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,560 miles (18,605 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) has 2 runways.
- The airport was officially dedicated to the service of the people of the Adirondacks on July 10, 1949.
- In the 1960s, the Adirondack Airport had three runways.
- The Planning Board's search for an airport site had been prompted by an announcement from Washington, DC that Congress had appropriated funds for the building of a system of airports throughout the country.
- The closest airport to Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Lake Placid Airport (LKP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SE of SLK.
- At the time, the airport was rated as one of the best built Class III airports in the country.