Nonstop flight route between Ambler, Alaska, United States and Zahedan, Iran:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ambler Airport (ABL), Ambler, Alaska, United States and Zahedan Airport (ZAH), Zahedan, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,465 miles (or 8,795 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 Ambler Airport and Zahedan 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 Ambler Airport and Zahedan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABL / PAFM | 
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| Location: | Ambler, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°6'23"N by 157°51'25"W | 
| Area Served: | Ambler, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 334 feet (102 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ABL | 
| More Information: | ABL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZAH / OIZH | 
| Airport Name: | Zahedan Airport | 
| Location: | Zahedan, Iran | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°28'32"N by 60°54'22"E | 
| Elevation: | 4564 feet (1,391 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAH | 
| More Information: | ZAH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ambler Airport (ABL):
- In addition to being known as "Ambler Airport", another name for ABL is "AFM".
 - Because of Ambler Airport's relatively low elevation of 334 feet, planes can take off or land at Ambler 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.
 - Ambler Airport (ABL) has 2 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Ambler Airport (ABL) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,187 miles (16,394 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
 - The closest airport to Ambler Airport (ABL) is Shungnak Airport (SHG), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SE of ABL.
 
Facts about Zahedan Airport (ZAH):
- The closest airport to Zahedan Airport (ZAH) is Zaranj Airport (ZAJ), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) NNE of ZAH.
 - The furthest airport from Zahedan Airport (ZAH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - Zahedan Airport (ZAH) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Zahedan Airport's high elevation of 4,564 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZAH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZAH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 
