Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Sasstown, Liberia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Sasstown Airport (SAZ), Sasstown, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,446 miles (or 11,983 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 Sasstown 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 Sasstown 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: | SAZ / GLST |
Airport Name: | Sasstown Airport |
Location: | Sasstown, Liberia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°40'0"N by 8°25'59"W |
Area Served: | Sasstown |
View all routes: | Routes from SAZ |
More Information: | SAZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC):
- 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.
- A shuttle bus runs approximately every 15 minutes between the North and South terminals and the employee and long-term parking lots.
- Anchorage was a common stopover for passengers flying to East Asia until the 1980s because Chinese and Soviet airspace were off-limits and because the first generation of jets and widebody airliners did not have the range to fly non-stop across the Pacific Ocean.
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport handled 4,976,557 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- Taxi queues are available in front of each terminal.
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has 3 runways.
- The FAA has forecast total operations for the year 2011 to be 261,375.
- The airport was renamed in 2000 by the Alaska Legislature to honor former long-standing U.S.
Facts about Sasstown Airport (SAZ):
- The furthest airport from Sasstown Airport (SAZ) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is nearly antipodal to Sasstown Airport (meaning Sasstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aranuka Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,429 kilometers) away in Aranuka, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Sasstown Airport (SAZ) is Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WNW of SAZ.