Nonstop flight route between Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States and Palanga, Lithuania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ), Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States and Palanga Airport (PLQ), Palanga, Lithuania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,439 miles (or 8,753 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 Palanga 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 Palanga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABQ / KABQ |
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Location: | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°2'21"N by 106°36'38"W |
Area Served: | Albuquerque, New Mexico, US |
Operator/Owner: | City of Albuquerque |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5355 feet (1,632 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABQ |
More Information: | ABQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLQ / EYPA |
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Location: | Palanga, Lithuania |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°58'23"N by 21°5'38"E |
Area Served: | Palanga, Lithuania |
Operator/Owner: | Lithuanian state |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PLQ |
More Information: | PLQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Albuquerque International Sunport", another name for ABQ is "Albuquerque".
- 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.
- Albuquerque in the 1930s was served by two private airports, West Mesa Airport and Oxnard Field.
- Albuquerque International Sunport handled 5,801,641 passengers last year.
- The Airport Master Plan drafted in 2002 lays out intermediate- and long-term projects at the Sunport, including the removal of Runway 17/35 and the construction of a second terminal when traffic demands it.
- Albuquerque International Sunport is a public airport 3 miles southeast of downtown Albuquerque, in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States.
- The closest airport to Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) is Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) NE of ABQ.
- A major new part of Albuquerque called Mesa del Sol is being developed 5 miles south of Albuquerque International Sunport and is planned to house 100,000 inhabitants by 2055.
Facts about Palanga Airport (PLQ):
- In addition to being known as "Palanga Airport", another name for PLQ is "Palangos oro uostas".
- Infrastructure improvements continued in 2007 with the construction of North terminal to expand the terminals' area by 2000 m2 as well as to comply with Schengen border crossing regimen.
- The closest airport to Palanga Airport (PLQ) is Klaipėda Airport (KLJ), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSE of PLQ.
- Palanga Airport (PLQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Busiest airports by passenger traffic in the Baltic States
- The furthest airport from Palanga Airport (PLQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Palanga Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Palanga 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.