Nonstop flight route between Hyder, Alaska, United States and Denis Island, Seychelles:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD), Hyder, Alaska, United States and Denis Island Airport (DEI), Denis Island, Seychelles would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,823 miles (or 14,199 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 Hyder Seaplane Base and Denis Island 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 Hyder Seaplane Base and Denis Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD):

• The furthest airport from Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,540 miles (16,962 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD) is Stewart Aerodrome (ZST), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) NNE of WHD.
• Because of Hyder Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Hyder Seaplane Base 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.
• Hyder Seaplane Base is a state owned, public use seaplane base located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Hyder, a community in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S.
• Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Hyder Seaplane Base", another name for WHD is "4Z7".

Facts about Denis Island Airport (DEI):

• Denis Island Airport (DEI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Denis Island Airport (DEI) is Bird Island Airport (BDI), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) W of DEI.
• The furthest airport from Denis Island Airport (DEI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,058 miles (17,797 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Denis Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Denis Island 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.