USA Lower
48 State Capitals Tour
This route takes us through the lower 48 States of the USA in a round trip of the State Capitals. The route is optimized for shortest overall distance, and as a round trip can eventually be started from anyone’s home state. It will be published in five parts. The only listed stops will be at the capital of each State, but feel free to hop into any interesting airfields long the way. Total distance is 9,737 nm, with the longest stage being 756nm. Most of the stages are 200nm or less.
Leg 1 Hoplist
|
Heading |
Distance |
ICAO
|
Airfield
|
State |
|
221 |
0 |
KAUG
|
Augusta State |
ME |
|
222 |
128.6 |
KBOS |
Boston
Logan Intl |
MA |
|
286 |
042.8 |
KPVD |
Green
State Providence |
RI |
|
243 |
054.7 |
KHFD |
Hartford |
CT |
|
237 |
131.4 |
KTTN |
Trenton
Mercer |
NJ |
|
087 |
113.9 |
KANP |
Lee
Annapolis |
MD |
|
233 |
052.6 |
KDOV |
Dover
AFB |
DE |
|
225 |
130.8 |
KRIC |
Richmond
Intl |
VA |
|
232 |
120.5 |
KRDU |
Raleigh/Durham |
NC |
|
269 |
163.4 |
KCAE |
Columbia
Metro |
SC |
|
233 |
165.9 |
KATL |
Hartsfield
Atlanta |
GA |
|
137 |
127.5 |
KMGM |
Montgomery |
AL |
|
274 |
155.0 |
KTLH |
Tallahassee |
FL |
|
023 |
351.6 |
KBTR |
Baton
Rouge |
LA |
|
321 |
120.0 |
KJAN |
Jackson |
MS |
|
- |
180.5 |
KLIT |
Adams Little Rock |
AR |
|
|
1,926.7 |
|
|
|
Leg 2 Hoplist
|
Heading |
Distance |
ICAO
|
Airfield
|
State |
|
358 |
0 |
KLIT
|
Adams Little Rock |
AR |
|
335 |
231.7 |
KJEF |
Jefferson
City |
MO |
|
248 |
189.6 |
KDSM |
Des
Moines |
IA |
|
148 |
145.7 |
KLNK |
Lincoln |
NE |
|
197 |
119.0 |
KTOP |
Topeka |
KS |
|
174 |
239.9 |
KOKC |
Oklahoma
City |
OK |
|
275 |
311.9 |
KAUS |
Austin |
TX |
|
- |
755.7 |
KPHX |
Phoenix |
AZ |
|
|
1,993.4 |
|
|
|
Leg 3 Hoplist
|
Heading |
Distance |
ICAO
|
Airfield
|
State |
|
051 |
0 |
KPHX
|
Phoenix |
AZ |
|
003 |
320.5 |
KSAF |
Santa
Fe |
NM |
|
344 |
263.2 |
KDEN |
Denver |
CO |
|
257 |
078.1 |
KCYS |
Cheyenne |
WY |
|
298 |
325.2 |
KSLC |
Salt
Lake City |
UT |
|
195 |
251.6 |
KBOI |
Boise |
ID |
|
228 |
306.2 |
KCXP |
Carson
City |
NV |
|
334 |
091.7 |
KSAC |
Sacramento |
CA |
|
- |
389.6 |
KSLE |
McNary (Salem) |
OR |
|
|
2,026.3 |
|
|
|
Leg 4 Hoplist
|
Heading |
Distance |
ICAO
|
Airfield
|
State |
|
342 |
0 |
KSLE
|
McNary (Salem) |
OR |
|
076 |
185.2 |
WA45 |
Olympia |
WA |
|
068 |
451.5 |
KHLN |
Helena |
MT |
|
162 |
462.1 |
KBIS |
Bismarck |
ND |
|
072 |
144.7 |
KPIR |
Pierre |
SD |
|
119 |
310.0 |
KSTP |
St
Paul Minneapolis |
MN |
|
- |
193.3 |
KMSN |
Madison |
WI |
|
|
1,746.7 |
|
|
|
Leg 5 Hoplist
|
Heading |
Distance |
ICAO
|
Airfield
|
State |
|
184 |
0 |
KMSN
|
Madison |
WI |
|
049 |
198.3 |
KSPI |
Springfield |
IL |
|
205 |
289.1 |
KLAN |
Lansing |
MI |
|
189 |
182.8 |
KUMP |
Indiana |
IN |
|
034 |
230.6 |
KBNA |
Nashville |
TN |
|
042 |
149.8 |
KFFT |
Frankfort |
KY |
|
152 |
143.7 |
KCMH |
Columbus |
OH |
|
067 |
114.7 |
KCRW |
Charleston |
WV |
|
051 |
246.3 |
KCXY |
Harrisburg |
PA |
|
045 |
204.5 |
KALB |
Albany |
NY |
|
101 |
102.7 |
KMPV |
Montpelier |
VT |
|
- |
119.0 |
KAUG |
Augusta State |
ME |
|
|
1,981.3 |
|
|
|