Nonstop flight route between Albany, Georgia, United States and Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY), Albany, Georgia, United States and Arctic Bay Airport (YAB), Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,866 miles (or 4,612 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 Arctic Bay 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 Southwest Georgia Regional Airport and Arctic Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABY / KABY |
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Location: | Albany, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°32'8"N by 84°11'39"W |
Area Served: | Albany, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Albany |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 196 feet (60 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABY |
More Information: | ABY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAB / |
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Location: | Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 73°0'23"N by 85°2'49"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YAB |
More Information: | YAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY):
- Albany Army Airfield and Darr Aero Tech is remembered by a display inside the terminal building plus a memorial and flagpole outside.
- Southwest Georgia Regional Airport covers an area of 980 acres at an elevation of 196 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) is Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) SE of ABY.
- 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.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
- 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.
- Albany Airport opened in 1935, about 4 miles southwest of the city.
- In addition to being known as "Southwest Georgia Regional Airport", another name for ABY is "(former Albany Army Airfield)".
- Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) has 2 runways.
Facts about Arctic Bay Airport (YAB):
- Because of Arctic Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Arctic Bay 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 Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) is Nanisivik Airport (YSR), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) E of YAB.
- Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,763 miles (15,713 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Arctic Bay Airport", other names for YAB include "CYAB" and "CJX7".