Nonstop flight route between Alghero, Sardinia, Italy and Takotna, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO), Alghero, Sardinia, Italy and Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ), Takotna, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,231 miles (or 8,419 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 Alghero-Fertilia Airport and Tatalina LRRS 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 Alghero-Fertilia Airport and Tatalina LRRS Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO):

• Because of Alghero-Fertilia Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Alghero-Fertilia 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.
• At the end of February 2006 there was a disagreement between the municipalities of Sassari and Alghero concerning the name of the airport and the international aviation authorities) remains "Alghero-Fertilia", although the intention of the airport management company is to change the name to "Alghero-Riviera del Corallo".
• Alghero-Fertilia Airport handled 1,518,870 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Alghero-Fertilia Airport (meaning Alghero-Fertilia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,109 miles (19,488 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport is operated by SO.GE.A.AL.
• Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Domestic flights from nine Italian airports provided around 600,000 passengers annually for 2000 to 2004, while fifteen international connections caused an increase of passenger traffic from 100,000 in 2000 to 400,000 in 2004, bringing total traffic to 1.5 million passengers recorded in 2012.
• In addition to being known as "Alghero-Fertilia Airport", another name for AHO is "Aeroporto di Alghero-Fertilia".
• The closest airport to Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) is Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) ENE of AHO.
• On 23 November 2007 management of the airport was transferred to SO.GE.A.AL.
• During the early 1960s the civil activities moved on the east side of the property and an old hangar was used as a passenger terminal.

Facts about Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ):

• Tatalina Airport is a United States Air Force military airstrip.
• Tatalina LRRS Airport is a military airstrip located seven nautical miles south of Takotna, in the Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S.
• Tatalina LRRS Airport has one runway designated 16/34 with a gravel surface measuring 3,800 by 150 feet.
• The furthest airport from Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,440 miles (16,801 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ) is Takotna Airport (TCT), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNW of TLJ.
• Because of Tatalina LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 964 feet, planes can take off or land at Tatalina LRRS 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.