Nonstop flight route between Russian Mission, Alaska, United States and Savannah, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Russian Mission Airport (RSH), Russian Mission, Alaska, United States and Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), Savannah, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,981 miles (or 6,407 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 Russian Mission Airport and Hunter Army Airfield, 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 Russian Mission Airport and Hunter Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RSH / PARS |
Airport Name: | Russian Mission Airport |
Location: | Russian Mission, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°46'29"N by 161°19'9"W |
Area Served: | Russian Mission, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 51 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RSH |
More Information: | RSH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SVN / KSVN |
Airport Name: | Hunter Army Airfield |
Location: | Savannah, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°0'35"N by 81°8'44"W |
Area Served: | Fort Stewart |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SVN |
More Information: | SVN Maps & Info |
Facts about Russian Mission Airport (RSH):
- Because of Russian Mission Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Russian Mission 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 closest airport to Russian Mission Airport (RSH) is Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport (MLL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of RSH.
- Russian Mission Airport (RSH) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Russian Mission Airport (RSH) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,516 miles (16,923 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
Facts about Hunter Army Airfield (SVN):
- The closest airport to Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of SVN.
- Coast Guard Air Station Savannah is also located on Hunter Army Airfield.
- Throughout 1942, light bomber and dive bomber groups received combat training at Savannah AAB before being deployed to the combat zones overseas.
- The phaseout of SAC Medium Bomber in the early 1960s resulted in SAC leaving Hunter in 1963.
- Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) currently has only 1 runway.
- From 1946 to 1949, many of its buildings were leased to industrial plants.
- In 1929, the General Aviation Committee of the Savannah City Council recommended that the 730 acre Belmont Tract, belonging to J.
- Because of Hunter Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Hunter Army Airfield 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 Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Beginning in 1955 Air Defense Command designated Hunter AFB as part of a planned deployment of forty-four Phase I Mobile Radar stations.