Nonstop flight route between Mitchell, South Dakota, United States and West Palm Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE), Mitchell, South Dakota, United States and Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), West Palm Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,554 miles (or 2,501 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 Mitchell Municipal Airport and Palm Beach County Park Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHE / KMHE |
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Location: | Mitchell, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°46'28"N by 98°2'18"W |
Area Served: | Mitchell, South Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Mitchell |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1304 feet (397 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MHE |
More Information: | MHE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNA / KLNA |
Airport Name: | Palm Beach County Park Airport |
Location: | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°35'35"N by 80°5'5"W |
Area Served: | West Palm Beach, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Palm Beach County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNA |
More Information: | LNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE):
- Returned over to civil use after the war, it is now a public airport providing general aviation service.
- Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Mitchell Municipal Airport", another name for MHE is "Mitchell Army Airfield".
- The closest airport to Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE) is Huron Regional Airport (HON), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) NNW of MHE.
- The furthest airport from Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,544 miles (16,968 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Opened in November 1937, during World War II, the facility was rebuilt in 1943 by the United States Army Air Forces as a Second Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator heavy bomber training airfield field known as Mitchell Army Airfield.
Facts about Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA):
- The 1960s saw a decline in usage at the airport from its heyday in the 50s.
- The closest airport to Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA) is Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) N of LNA.
- The furthest airport from Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,589 miles (18,651 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- On June 23, 1996, the flight crew of a Carnival Airlines Boeing 727 mistook Palm Beach County Airport for Palm Beach International Airport which is about five miles to the north of Palm Beach County and also has a major east-west runway.
- Because of Palm Beach County Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Palm Beach County Park 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 airport was expanded in the 80s with the air right-of-way for runway 9 being contributed by aviation enthusiasts and the right-of-way for runway 27 obtained through court action.
- Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA) has 3 runways.
- The land the airport was to be built on was donated to Palm Beach County by philanthropic minded families under the condition that the land be dedicated to serving the public.