Nonstop flight route between Albany, Georgia, United States and Aviano, Pordenone, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY), Albany, Georgia, United States and Aviano Air Base (AVB), Aviano, Pordenone, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,985 miles (or 8,023 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 Southwest Georgia Regional Airport and Aviano Air Base, 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 Southwest Georgia Regional Airport and Aviano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY):

• Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) is Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) SE of ABY.
• In addition to being known as "Southwest Georgia Regional Airport", another name for ABY is "(former Albany Army Airfield)".
• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• Albany Airport opened in 1935, about 4 miles southwest of the city.
• In 1940 the United States Army Air Corps was establishing civilian pilot training schools at airports in the southeast, with its moderate weather.
• Albany Army Airfield and Darr Aero Tech is remembered by a display inside the terminal building plus a memorial and flagpole outside.
• Because of Southwest Georgia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 196 feet, planes can take off or land at Southwest Georgia 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.

Facts about Aviano Air Base (AVB):

• The closest airport to Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Belluno Airport (BLX), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of AVB.
• The 31st Maintenance Group provides peacetime and combat maintenance and munitions control, and executive support for the 31st Fighter Wing, geographically separated units under the command and control of the wing, and units gained during advanced stages of readiness.
• In August and September, Operation Deliberate Force began and the 31st FW conducted air strikes against Bosnian Serbs conducting ethnic purges among the Muslim population of the country.
• The 31FW received two new squadrons at that time, the 555th and 510th Fighter Squadrons, along with their Block-40 F-16s.
• The furthest airport from Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,968 miles (19,261 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• From August to December 2002, the 510th Fighter Squadron and 603rd Air Control Squadron returned to Southwest Asia.
• In addition to being known as "Aviano Air Base", another name for AVB is "Aviano AB".
• The 31st Fighter Wing is made up of four groups, each consisting of several squadrons.