Nonstop flight route between Portage Creek, Alaska, United States and Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portage Creek Airport (PCA), Portage Creek, Alaska, United States and Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,559 miles (or 4,118 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 Portage Creek Airport and Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, 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 Portage Creek Airport and Francis E. Warren Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PCA / PAOC |
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Location: | Portage Creek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°54'23"N by 157°42'39"W |
Area Served: | Portage Creek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 129 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PCA |
More Information: | PCA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEW / KFEW |
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Location: | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'59"N by 104°52'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FEW |
More Information: | FEW Maps & Info |
Facts about Portage Creek Airport (PCA):
- The closest airport to Portage Creek Airport (PCA) is Naknek Airport (NNK), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ESE of PCA.
- In addition to being known as "Portage Creek Airport", another name for PCA is "A14".
- Because of Portage Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Portage Creek 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 Portage Creek Airport (PCA) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,716 miles (17,246 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Portage Creek Airport (PCA) has 2 runways.
Facts about Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW):
- In May 1964, as the 565th and 565th SMS Atlas-D missiles were being phased out, the 389th Strategic Missile Wing received SAC's last operational readiness inspection for this system.
- In addition to being known as "Francis E. Warren Air Force Base", another name for FEW is "Francis E. Warren AFB".
- In March 1949, HQ ATC was directed to re-program, as a part of an overall restructuring to a 48-group Air Force.
- The 90th Missile Wing was activated 1 July 1963, with the original designation as 90th Strategic Missile Wing.
- During World War II, Fort Warren was the training center for up to 20,000 of the Quartermaster Corps.
- In 1957, in response to budget reductions, Air Training Command formed a base utilization board to examine all its facilities, looking at existing and future training requirements.
- The furthest airport from Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,806 miles (17,390 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- From 1913 to 1916, during the Mexican Revolution, post artillery units were stationed along the border to prevent the struggle from coming onto American soil.
- In 1927, the last cavalry units left the installation, ending 60 years of cavalry history at Fort Russell.
- The closest airport to Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) ENE of FEW.