Nonstop flight route between Prospect Creek, Alaska, United States and Alicante, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prospect Creek Airport (PPC), Prospect Creek, Alaska, United States and Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC), Alicante, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,005 miles (or 8,056 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 Prospect Creek Airport and Alicante-Elche 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 Prospect Creek Airport and Alicante-Elche Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPC / PAPR |
Airport Name: | Prospect Creek Airport |
Location: | Prospect Creek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°48'51"N by 150°38'36"W |
Area Served: | Prospect Creek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1095 feet (334 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PPC |
More Information: | PPC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALC / LEAL |
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Location: | Alicante, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°16'55"N by 0°33'29"W |
Area Served: | Alicante - Elche Valencia Murcia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALC |
More Information: | ALC Maps & Info |
Facts about Prospect Creek Airport (PPC):
- Prospect Creek Airport (PPC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Prospect Creek Airport (PPC) is Bettles Airport (BTT), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) WNW of PPC.
- The furthest airport from Prospect Creek Airport (PPC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,163 miles (16,356 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Facts about Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC):
- Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Alicante-Elche Airport (meaning Alicante-Elche Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- The terminal has an area of 333,500 m2, which is more than six times the size of terminals 1 and 2 together.
- In 2013, the number of passengers increased by 8.8% to 9,638,860.
- El Altet airport opened on 4 May 1967, replacing the older aerodrome La Rabassa that had served Alicante since 1936.
- 1D means Dock, P stands for Processor.
- Historically, up until 2003, Iberia was the leading airline at the airport.
- The closest airport to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSW of ALC.
- Because of Alicante-Elche Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Alicante-Elche 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 2011, Alicante Airport handled 9,913,764 passengers, 75,572 flight operations and 3,011 tonnes of cargo, making it the busiest airport in the Valencian Community by passenger numbers, and one of the 50 busiest in Europe.
- The next renovation took place in 1996.
- Alicante-Elche Airport, originally named El Altet, is the sixth busiest airport in Spain based on passenger numbers, and the main airport for the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia.
- In addition to being known as "Alicante-Elche Airport", other names for ALC include "Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche" and "Aeroport d'Alacant-Elx".