Nonstop flight route between In Salah, Algeria and Point Lay, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(27°15'1"N by 2°30'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W)
Distance from INZ to PIZ:
5,696.91 miles (9,168.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between In Salah Airport (INZ), In Salah, Algeria and Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ), Point Lay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,697 miles (or 9,168 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 In Salah Airport and Point Lay LRRS 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 In Salah Airport and Point Lay LRRS Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | INZ / DAUI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | In Salah, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°15'1"N by 2°30'41"E |
| Area Served: | In Salah, Algeria |
| Operator/Owner: | EGSA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 896 feet (273 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from INZ |
| More Information: | INZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIZ / PPIZ |
| Airport Name: | Point Lay LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Point Lay, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Government 11 TCW/LGO Elmendorf |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIZ |
| More Information: | PIZ Maps & Info |
Facts about In Salah Airport (INZ):
- The closest airport to In Salah Airport (INZ) is Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR), which is located 170 miles (274 kilometers) WNW of INZ.
- Because of In Salah Airport's relatively low elevation of 896 feet, planes can take off or land at In Salah 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 Salah Airport (INZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from In Salah Airport (INZ) is Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), which is located 11,996 miles (19,306 kilometers) away in Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga.
- In addition to being known as "In Salah Airport", another name for INZ is "In Salah North Airport (In Salah)".
Facts about Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ):
- Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The radar station was upgraded in the late 1980s with new radars and in 1989 was re-designated part of the North Warning System as a Long Range Radar Site, A-15, controlled by the Pacific Air Forces 611th Air Support Group, based at Elmendorf AFB.
- Because of Point Lay LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lay LRRS 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 LRR site was inactivated in 1989 due to soil erosion & budget concerns.
- The closest airport to Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Wainwright Airport (AIN), which is located 94 miles (152 kilometers) NE of PIZ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 170.18 miles (273.87 km) WNW | Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR) | Adrar, Algeria |     |
| 2 | 230.85 miles (371.52 km) N | El Golea Airport (ELG) | El Golea, Algeria | |
| 3 | 357.67 miles (575.60 km) SSE | Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR) | Tamanrasset, Algeria | |
| 4 | 362.94 miles (584.10 km) NNE | Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) | Ghardaia, Algeria | |
| 5 | 375.47 miles (604.25 km) NE | Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem Airport (HME) | Hassi Messaoud, Algeria | |
| 6 | 395.41 miles (636.34 km) N | Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM) | Hassi R'Mel, Algeria | |
| 7 | 417.83 miles (672.43 km) SSW | Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) | Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria | |
| 8 | 418.28 miles (673.15 km) NW | Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) | Béchar, Algeria | |
| 9 | 439.88 miles (707.92 km) E | In Amenas Airport (IAM) | In Amenas, Algeria | |
| 10 | 477.65 miles (768.70 km) ESE | Djanet Tiska Airport (DJG) | Djanet, Algeria | |
| 11 | 479.39 miles (771.50 km) ENE | Ghadames Airport (LTD) | Ghadames, Libya | |
| 12 | 494.84 miles (796.36 km) ESE | Ghat Airport (GHT) | Ghat, Libya | |
| 13 | 501.89 miles (807.71 km) NNE | Guemar Airport (ELU) | El Oued, Algeria | |
| 14 | 526.69 miles (847.62 km) NW | Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) | Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco | |
| 15 | 554.98 miles (893.15 km) NNE | Biskra Ouakda Airport (BSK) | Biskra, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,996.25 miles (19,306.04 km) SSW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 2 | 11,883.32 miles (19,124.30 km) SSW | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 3 | 11,815.15 miles (19,014.59 km) SSE | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 4 | 11,806.94 miles (19,001.38 km) SSE | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 11,769.36 miles (18,940.91 km) S | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 6 | 11,752.70 miles (18,914.08 km) SSE | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 7 | 11,735.64 miles (18,886.63 km) SSE | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 11,724.62 miles (18,868.91 km) SSE | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 11,705.57 miles (18,838.24 km) SSE | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,695.96 miles (18,822.78 km) SW | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 11 | 11,691.04 miles (18,814.85 km) SSE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,690.52 miles (18,814.03 km) SSE | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,686.17 miles (18,807.03 km) SE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,678.10 miles (18,794.03 km) SE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,673.06 miles (18,785.93 km) SE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) NE | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 133.75 miles (215.25 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 140.56 miles (226.20 km) ENE | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 143.29 miles (230.60 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 150.01 miles (241.42 km) S | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 179.43 miles (288.77 km) NE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 197.02 miles (317.08 km) S | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 201.39 miles (324.11 km) SSE | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 207.68 miles (334.24 km) SSE | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 223.59 miles (359.84 km) SE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 229.89 miles (369.97 km) SSE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 241.11 miles (388.04 km) ENE | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 246.60 miles (396.87 km) SE | Shungnak Airport (SHG) | Shungnak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) SE | Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,386.93 miles (16,716.11 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,965.06 miles (16,037.17 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,959.80 miles (16,028.70 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,944.98 miles (16,004.85 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,908.50 miles (15,946.15 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,867.18 miles (15,879.65 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,840.06 miles (15,836.01 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,832.29 miles (15,823.49 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,781.47 miles (15,741.71 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,759.47 miles (15,706.30 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,732.25 miles (15,662.50 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,700.63 miles (15,611.61 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,669.68 miles (15,561.81 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,648.32 miles (15,527.43 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,646.06 miles (15,523.79 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |