Nonstop flight route between Apalachicola, Florida, United States and Istanbul, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF), Apalachicola, Florida, United States and Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST), Istanbul, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,980 miles (or 9,624 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 Apalachicola Regional Airport and Istanbul Atatürk 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 Apalachicola Regional Airport and Istanbul Atatürk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAF / KAAF |
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Location: | Apalachicola, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°43'38"N by 85°1'39"W |
Area Served: | Apalachicola, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Franklin County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAF |
More Information: | AAF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IST / LTBA |
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Location: | Istanbul, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'33"N by 28°48'51"E |
Area Served: | Istanbul, Turkey |
Operator/Owner: | General Directorate of State Airports |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 163 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from IST |
More Information: | IST Maps & Info |
Facts about Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF):
- Because of Apalachicola Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Apalachicola Regional 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.
- Apalachicola Regional Airport is a county owned, public use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Apalachicola, a city in Franklin County, Florida, United States.
- Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF) has 3 runways.
- The current airport was originally constructed in 1939 by the Army Air Corps.
- The closest airport to Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF) is Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NW of AAF.
- The furthest airport from Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Apalachicola Regional Airport", another name for AAF is "(former Apalachicola AAF)".
Facts about Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST):
- The furthest airport from Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,155 miles (17,953 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) has 3 runways.
- Because of Istanbul Atatürk Airport's relatively low elevation of 163 feet, planes can take off or land at Istanbul Atatürk 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 airport to Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) is İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of IST.
- Atatürk shares traffic with Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, which is on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, which had annual passenger traffic of just 11.1 million in 2010.
- In addition to being known as "Istanbul Atatürk Airport", another name for IST is "İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı".
- In the 2013 Air Transport News awards ceremony, İstanbul Atatürk Airport was named Airport of the Year.
- There is a plan to build another runway parallel to runway 05/23, so when the current runway undergoes reconstruction, this new runway will handle traffic.