Nonstop flight route between Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Tanacross, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Tanacross Airport (TSG), Tanacross, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,612 miles (or 7,422 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 Punta Cana International Airport and Tanacross 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 Punta Cana International Airport and Tanacross Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PUJ / MDPC |
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Location: | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°34'0"N by 68°21'6"W |
Area Served: | Punta Cana, Higuey |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo PuntaCana |
Airport Type: | Public/Private |
Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PUJ |
More Information: | PUJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSG / |
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Location: | Tanacross, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°22'27"N by 143°20'8"W |
Area Served: | Tanacross, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Bureau of Land Management |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1549 feet (472 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TSG |
More Information: | TSG Maps & Info |
Facts about Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ):
- In the Caribbean, Punta Cana International Airport is the third busiest airport, surpassed only by Cancun International Airport, in Cancun, Mexico, and by Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which are the first and the second busiest airports in the region, respectively.
- Punta Cana International Airport handled 5,163,426 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Punta Cana International Airport", another name for PUJ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Punta Cana".
- Punta Cana's airport is the leading point of entry in number of arriving passengers in the Dominican Republic.
- Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Punta Cana International Airport (meaning Punta Cana International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,145 miles (19,546 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) is La Romana International Airport (LRM), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) WSW of PUJ.
- Because of Punta Cana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Punta Cana 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 Tanacross Airport (TSG):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 80 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 32 enplanements in 2009, and 97 in 2010.
- Tanacross Airport (TSG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Tanacross Airport (TSG) is Tok Airport (TKJ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of TSG.
- The furthest airport from Tanacross Airport (TSG) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,351 miles (16,659 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Tanacross Airport", another name for TSG is "Tanacross Air Base".
- This general aviation airport is located 166 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska.