Nonstop flight route between Albany, New York, United States and Maitland, New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Albany International Airport (ALB), Albany, New York, United States and Maitland Airport (MTL), Maitland, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,899 miles (or 15,931 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 Albany International Airport and Maitland 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 Albany International Airport and Maitland Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Albany International Airport (ALB):

• The February 1947 C&GS chart shows three 3500-ft runways aimed 12, 98 and 133 degrees magnetic.
• Albany International Airport handled 2,531,323 passengers last year.
• Albany International Airport (ALB) has 2 runways.
• It is an Airport of Entry in the town of Colonie.
• Concourse C was opened in June 1998 as part of the airport's $184 million renovation project.
• The early Albany Airport was often closed and threatened with closure which prompted repeated improvements in the late 1930s and 1940s.
• The furthest airport from Albany International Airport (ALB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,661 miles (18,766 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Albany International Airport is served by CDTA Routes 610 and 737.
• Because of Albany International Airport's relatively low elevation of 285 feet, planes can take off or land at Albany International 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 Albany County Airport Authority was created by the county in 1993 with a 40-year lease to operate the airport in 1996.
• The closest airport to Albany International Airport (ALB) is Schenectady County Airport (SCH), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NW of ALB.

Facts about Maitland Airport (MTL):

• In addition to being known as "Maitland Airport", another name for MTL is "Russell Field".
• The main runway used for arrivals and departures is 05/23, with a paved surface 1,244 by 15 m.
• Maitland Airport (MTL) has 3 runways.
• Because of Maitland Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Maitland 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 furthest airport from Maitland Airport (MTL) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Maitland Airport (meaning Maitland Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,086 miles (19,451 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
• The closest airport to Maitland Airport (MTL) is Cessnock Airport (CES), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SW of MTL.