Nonstop flight route between Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States and Yakutat, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bradford Regional Airport (BFD), Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States and Yakutat Airport (YAK), Yakutat, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,815 miles (or 4,530 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 Bradford Regional Airport and Yakutat 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 Bradford Regional Airport and Yakutat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFD / KBFD |
Airport Name: | Bradford Regional Airport |
Location: | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°48'11"N by 78°38'24"W |
Area Served: | Bradford, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | Bradford Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2143 feet (653 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFD |
More Information: | BFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAK / PAYA |
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Location: | Yakutat, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°30'11"N by 139°39'37"W |
Area Served: | Yakutat, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YAK |
More Information: | YAK Maps & Info |
Facts about Bradford Regional Airport (BFD):
- The airport is owned by the Bradford Regional Airport Authority and serves Pennsylvania and Western New York.
- Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) has 2 runways.
- The airport covers 1,015 acres at an elevation of 2,143 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) is St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSE of BFD.
Facts about Yakutat Airport (YAK):
- Yakutat Airport (YAK) has 2 runways.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 11,028 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 12,158 enplanements in 2009, and 10,035 in 2010.
- Because of Yakutat Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Yakutat 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.
- In addition to being known as "Yakutat Airport", another name for YAK is "Yakutat Army Airfield".
- The closest airport to Yakutat Airport (YAK) is Icy Bay Airport (ICY), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) WNW of YAK.
- The furthest airport from Yakutat Airport (YAK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,551 miles (16,979 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.