Nonstop flight route between Round Lake, Ontario, Canada and Diomede, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport (ZRJ), Round Lake, Ontario, Canada and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO), Diomede, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,673 miles (or 4,301 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 Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2), 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 Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport (ZRJ):

• Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport (ZRJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport's relatively low elevation of 974 feet, planes can take off or land at Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) 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 Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport (ZRJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,591 miles (17,044 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport (ZRJ) is Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNW of ZRJ.

Facts about Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO):

• According to Arthur Ahkinga, who lived on Little Diomede island at the turn of the 1940s, the Iñupiat on the island made their living by hunting and carving ivory which they traded or sold.
• The closest airport to Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Wales Airport (WAA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DIO.
• Funds for improving the water system have been requested both by the city and the school.
• As of the census of 2000, there were 146 people, 43 households, and 31 families residing in the city.
• Because of Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) 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 city levies a 3% sales tax, but there are no property taxes on the island.
• The furthest airport from Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,411 miles (16,755 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• An electric system was built on the island in the 1970s and electricity is provided by city-operated Diomede Joint Utilities.