Nonstop flight route between South Naknek, Alaska, United States and Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between South Naknek Airport (WSN), South Naknek, Alaska, United States and Beaufort County Airport (BFT), Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,859 miles (or 6,210 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 South Naknek Airport and Beaufort County 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 South Naknek Airport and Beaufort County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WSN / PFWS |
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| Location: | South Naknek, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°42'7"N by 157°0'8"W |
| Area Served: | South Naknek, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 162 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WSN |
| More Information: | WSN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFT / KARW |
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| Location: | Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°24'43"N by 80°38'3"W |
| Area Served: | Lady's Island |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Beaufort |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFT |
| More Information: | BFT Maps & Info |
Facts about South Naknek Airport (WSN):
- South Naknek Airport covers an area of 214 acres at an elevation of 162 feet above mean sea level.
- South Naknek Airport (WSN) has 2 runways.
- South Naknek Airport, also known as South Naknek Nr 2 Airport, is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of South Naknek, in the Bristol Bay Borough of the U.S.
- In addition to being known as "South Naknek Airport", another name for WSN is "South Naknek Nr 2 Airport".
- The furthest airport from South Naknek Airport (WSN) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,730 miles (17,269 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Because of South Naknek Airport's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at South Naknek 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 South Naknek Airport (WSN) is Naknek Airport (NNK), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) NNW of WSN.
Facts about Beaufort County Airport (BFT):
- There is currently no scheduled passenger service to Beaufort County.
- Beaufort County Airport covers an area of 110 acres at an elevation of 9 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Beaufort County Airport (BFT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,522 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Beaufort County Airport", another name for BFT is "ARW".
- The closest airport to Beaufort County Airport (BFT) is Hilton Head Airport (HHH), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of BFT.
- Beaufort County Airport (BFT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Beaufort County Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Beaufort County 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.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
