Nonstop flight route between Laredo, Texas, United States and Unalaska, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Laredo International Airport (LRD), Laredo, Texas, United States and Unalaska Airport (DUT), Unalaska, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,783 miles (or 6,089 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 Laredo International Airport and Unalaska 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 Laredo International Airport and Unalaska Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Laredo International Airport (LRD):

• The Laredo International Airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II as Laredo Army Airfield, and by the United States Air Force as Laredo Air Force Base during the Cold War as a pilot training base with T-33 Shooting Star and later T-37 Tweet and T-38 Talon aircraft.
• The closest airport to Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SW of LRD.
• The furthest airport from Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Laredo International Airport (LRD) has 3 runways.
• Laredo International Airport covers an area of 1,796 acres at an elevation of 508 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Laredo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 508 feet, planes can take off or land at Laredo International 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.

Facts about Unalaska Airport (DUT):

• Unalaska Airport (DUT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Unalaska Airport (DUT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Because of Unalaska Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Unalaska 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 "Unalaska Airport", other names for DUT include "Dutch Harbor Airport" and "Tom Madsen Airport".
• The closest airport to Unalaska Airport (DUT) is Akutan Seaplane Base (KQA), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ENE of DUT.
• Unalaska Airport is a state owned, public use airport in the City of Unalaska, on Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Islands, off the coast of the U.S.