Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU), Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,698 miles (or 9,169 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 Sulaimaniyah International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | ISU / ORSU |
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Location: | Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°33'38"N by 45°18'51"E |
Area Served: | Sulaymaniyah, Iraq |
Operator/Owner: | Kurdistan Regional Government |
Elevation: | 760 feet (232 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ISU |
More Information: | ISU Maps & Info |
Facts about Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC):
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- In the 1990s, Alaska Airlines and Aeroflot operated service from Anchorage to several destinations in the Russian Far East, including Khabarovsk, Magadan, Petropavlovsk, Vladivostok and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
- 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.
- 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's passenger traffic has hovered around the five million mark for the last 10 years, apart from in 2002 when the airport suffered a 13% drop in traffic.
- Anchorage is also envisioned as a future connecting point for air traffic to the Russian Far East.
- Major national rental car chains are represented in an on-site consolidated rental car facility attached to the South terminal.
- FedEx Express and UPS Airlines operate major hubs at Anchorage International for cargo heading to and from the Far East.NWA Cargo used to operate a major hub at the airport until December 28, 2009 when it closed all operations for Northwest Cargo at all airports.
Facts about Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU):
- The closest airport to Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU) is Erbil International Airport (EBL), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) WNW of ISU.
- Because of Sulaimaniyah International Airport's relatively low elevation of 760 feet, planes can take off or land at Sulaimaniyah 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.
- Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,575 miles (18,628 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Sulaimaniyah International Airport", other names for ISU include "Firokaxaney Nawdewletî Silêmanî" and "مطار السليمانية الدولي".