Nonstop flight route between De Ridder, Louisiana, United States and Tusayan, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI), De Ridder, Louisiana, United States and Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN), Tusayan, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,139 miles (or 1,833 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 Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base and Grand Canyon National Park Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRI / KDRI |
Airport Name: | Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base |
Location: | De Ridder, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°49'54"N by 93°20'24"W |
Area Served: | De Ridder, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | Beauregard Parish |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 202 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRI |
More Information: | DRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCN / KGCN |
Airport Name: | Grand Canyon National Park Airport |
Location: | Tusayan, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°57'7"N by 112°8'48"W |
Area Served: | Grand Canyon |
Operator/Owner: | State of Arizona |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6609 feet (2,014 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GCN |
More Information: | GCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI):
- The closest airport to Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) is Chennault International Airport (CWF), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) SSE of DRI.
- Because of Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 202 feet, planes can take off or land at Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air 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.
- Two decades later the nation was experiencing the effects of the Great Depression.
- A requirement of the deed was that the property had to remain a public airport and all benefits of the property must be used to benefit the airport.
- Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) has 2 runways.
- Just before Christmas 1941, the first troops arrived at the DeRidder Army Air Base.
- The furthest airport from Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,994 miles (17,693 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Initial training was performed by the III Reconnaissance Command, for reconnaissance and observation units.
Facts about Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN):
- Grand Canyon National Park Airport covers an area of 859 acres at an elevation of 6,609 feet above mean sea level.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 294,436 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008 and 354,624 enplanements in 2007.
- The furthest airport from Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,285 miles (18,162 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Grand Canyon National Park Airport's high elevation of 6,609 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GCN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GCN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition, the airport was served in the past by America West Airlines operating de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 turboprop aircraft to Las Vegas and Phoenix.
- The closest airport to Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN) is Valle Airport (VLE), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) S of GCN.