Nonstop flight route between Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States and Kaunas, Lithuania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ), Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States and Kaunas International Airport (KUN), Kaunas, Lithuania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,568 miles (or 8,960 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 Albuquerque International Sunport and Kaunas International 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 Albuquerque International Sunport and Kaunas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ):

• The largest passenger aircraft scheduled into Albuquerque is the Boeing 757, operated by Delta Air Lines on flights from Atlanta during spring and summer.
• In the longer term, the plan calls for a new terminal to be built to the northeast of the existing terminal.
• Albuquerque in the 1930s was served by two private airports, West Mesa Airport and Oxnard Field.
• The furthest airport from Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,217 miles (18,051 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) is Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) NE of ABQ.
• Albuquerque International Sunport Airport covers 2,039 acres and has four runways.
• Albuquerque International Sunport handled 5,801,641 passengers last year.
• Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) has 4 runways.
• Because of Albuquerque International Sunport's high elevation of 5,355 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ABQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ABQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Albuquerque International Sunport", another name for ABQ is "Albuquerque".

Facts about Kaunas International Airport (KUN):

• Because of Kaunas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaunas 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.
• The passenger traffic changes in late 2011 and early 2012 at Kaunas Airport are associated with the rivalry between Ryanair and Wizzair.
• The furthest airport from Kaunas International Airport (KUN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,242 miles (18,092 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Kaunas International Airport", another name for KUN is "Kauno Oro uostas".
• In 2012 Kaunas Airport accounted 25% of total passenger market in all Lithuanian airports.
• Kaunas International Airport (KUN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Terminal facilities also include airline ticket offices, tourism agents, several shops, bars and cafes throughout the airport.
• Due to its central location in Lithuania, Kaunas Airport is easily accessible via nearby A6 highway/E262, which connects to the other main freeways in Lithuania A1 motorway and Via Baltica.
• The closest airport to Kaunas International Airport (KUN) is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of KUN.