Nonstop flight route between Hagerstown, Maryland, United States and Ruby, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR), Hagerstown, Maryland, United States and Ruby Airport (RBY), Ruby, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,430 miles (or 5,521 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 Hagerstown Regional Airport and Ruby 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 Hagerstown Regional Airport and Ruby Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGR / KHGR |
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Location: | Hagerstown, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°42'30"N by 77°43'35"W |
Area Served: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 703 feet (214 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HGR |
More Information: | HGR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RBY / PARY |
Airport Name: | Ruby Airport |
Location: | Ruby, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°43'37"N by 155°28'11"W |
Area Served: | Ruby, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 658 feet (201 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RBY |
More Information: | RBY Maps & Info |
Facts about Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR):
- Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) has 2 runways.
- On July 23, 2009, a Robinson R-44 helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from Hagerstown Regional Airport.
- The closest airport to Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) is Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of HGR.
- Cape Air served Hagerstown Regional with four flights daily on Cessna 402 aircraft to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
- US Airways Express served Hagerstown Regional for quite some time.
- The furthest airport from Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,624 miles (18,707 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Hagerstown Regional Airport", another name for HGR is "Richard A. Henson Field".
- Because of Hagerstown Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 703 feet, planes can take off or land at Hagerstown Regional 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 facility was named Washington County Regional Airport in 1981, when ownership was transferred from the City of Hagerstown to Washington County.
Facts about Ruby Airport (RBY):
- The closest airport to Ruby Airport (RBY) is Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) W of RBY.
- Because of Ruby Airport's relatively low elevation of 658 feet, planes can take off or land at Ruby 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.
- Ruby Airport has one runway designated 3/21 with a gravel surface measuring 4,000 by 100 feet.
- Ruby Airport (RBY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ruby Airport is a state owned, public use airport located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Ruby, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S.
- The furthest airport from Ruby Airport (RBY) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,312 miles (16,596 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.