Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Ardmore, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Ardmore Airport (AMZ), Ardmore, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,066 miles (or 11,371 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 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and Ardmore 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 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and Ardmore Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANC / PANC |
Airport Name: | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport |
Location: | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°10'27"N by 149°59'53"W |
Area Served: | Anchorage, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 152 feet (46 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ANC |
More Information: | ANC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMZ / NZAR |
Airport Name: | Ardmore Airport |
Location: | Ardmore, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°1'46"S by 174°58'23"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ardmore Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 111 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMZ |
More Information: | AMZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC):
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport handled 4,976,557 passengers last year.
- Because of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport's relatively low elevation of 152 feet, planes can take off or land at Ted Stevens Anchorage 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 airport features an innovative customer service program, which partners with most on-site vendors and concessionaires and aims to promote a positive image of the airport and the State of Alaska in the minds of travelers.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,599,313 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,282,666 enplanements in 2009, and 2,342,310 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of ANC.
- Most scheduled passenger service from Anchorage to Europe and Asia ceased in the early 1990s following the end of the Cold War.
- The FAA has forecast total operations for the year 2011 to be 261,375.
- The furthest airport from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,548 miles (16,975 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is also a major cargo hub.
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has 3 runways.
Facts about Ardmore Airport (AMZ):
- The closest airport to Ardmore Airport (AMZ) is Auckland Airport (AKL), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of AMZ.
- The airfield has a circuit height of 1,100 ft for fixed wing aircraft, 800 ft for helicopters.
- Because of Ardmore Airport's relatively low elevation of 111 feet, planes can take off or land at Ardmore 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.
- Ardmore Airport (AMZ) has 3 runways.
- Ardmore was constructed during World War II by USAAF forces stationed in Auckland, and was intended to be used as a base for B-17 Flying Fortress bombers.
- The furthest airport from Ardmore Airport (AMZ) is Málaga Airport (AGP), which is nearly antipodal to Ardmore Airport (meaning Ardmore Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Málaga Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Málaga, Spain.