Nonstop flight route between Fort Hope, Ontario, Canada and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Hope Airport (YFH), Fort Hope, Ontario, Canada and Merrill Field (MRI), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,361 miles (or 3,800 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 relatively short distance between Fort Hope Airport and Merrill Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YFH / CYFH |
Airport Name: | Fort Hope Airport |
Location: | Fort Hope, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°33'42"N by 87°54'28"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 899 feet (274 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YFH |
More Information: | YFH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRI / PAMR |
Airport Name: | Merrill Field |
Location: | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°12'48"N by 149°50'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Municipality of Anchorage |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 137 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRI |
More Information: | MRI Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Hope Airport (YFH):
- The furthest airport from Fort Hope Airport (YFH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,763 miles (17,322 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Fort Hope Airport's relatively low elevation of 899 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Hope 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.
- Fort Hope Airport (YFH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fort Hope Airport (YFH) is Lansdowne House Airport (YLH), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) N of YFH.
Facts about Merrill Field (MRI):
- Because of Merrill Field's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Merrill Field 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.
- Merrill Field (MRI) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Merrill Field (MRI) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,545 miles (16,970 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The airstrip is still in use today as the primary field for private wheel equipped aircraft in the warmer months and for ski equipped in the winter.
- The closest airport to Merrill Field (MRI) is Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of MRI.
- Merrill Field, located on the east end of 5th Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, was the only airport serving Anchorage until 1951 when the introduction of ever larger and faster commercial aircraft required that an airfield with longer and heavier runways be built.