Nonstop flight route between Albany, New York, United States and Queenstown, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Albany International Airport (ALB), Albany, New York, United States and Queenstown Airport (ZQN), Queenstown, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,398 miles (or 15,124 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 Queenstown 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 Queenstown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALB / KALB |
Airport Name: | Albany International Airport |
Location: | Albany, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°44'57"N by 73°48'6"W |
Area Served: | Albany, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Albany County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 285 feet (87 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALB |
More Information: | ALB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZQN / NZQN |
Airport Name: | Queenstown Airport |
Location: | Queenstown, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°1'15"S by 168°44'21"E |
Operator/Owner: | Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1171 feet (357 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZQN |
More Information: | ZQN Maps & Info |
Facts about Albany International Airport (ALB):
- ALB was jointly owned and managed by the city and county of Albany until 1960 when Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd ended the city's stake.
- Albany International Airport (ALB) has 2 runways.
- The early Albany Airport was often closed and threatened with closure which prompted repeated improvements in the late 1930s and 1940s.
- Concourse C was opened in June 1998 as part of the airport's $184 million renovation project.
- In early 2001, CommutAir started to invest in an Albany hub.
- Albany International Airport handled 2,531,323 passengers last year.
- 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 closest rail station to Albany Airport is Schenectady Amtrak Station in Downtown Schenectady at 10 miles from the airport.
- At the time of US Airline Deregulation in 1978, most of Albany's service was provided by two "trunk carriers" and one "local service carrier".
- 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.
- 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 Queenstown Airport (ZQN):
- The closest airport to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is Wanaka Airport (WKA), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of ZQN.
- On 8 July 2010, Auckland International Airport Limited, the operator of Auckland Airport, announced it had entered into an agreement to take a 24.99% shareholding in Queenstown Airport Corporation Limited and form a strategic alliance between the two airports.
- Queenstown Airport is located in Frankton, Otago, New Zealand, and serves the resort town of Queenstown.The airport is 8 km by road from the CBD.
- The furthest airport from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Queenstown Airport (meaning Queenstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Queenstown Airport (ZQN) has 2 runways.
- In July 2011 newly installed runway lights were turned on for the first time.