Nonstop flight route between Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Tampa, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alderney Airport (ACI), Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Tampa International Airport (TPA), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,354 miles (or 7,006 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 Alderney Airport and Tampa 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 Alderney Airport and Tampa 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 Alderney Airport (ACI):

• Alderney has self manoeuvring stands.
• Alderney Airport (ACI) has 3 runways.
• The States of Alderney has put aside £400,000 from the £1m paid for the fort, for expansion of the airport.
• Because of Alderney Airport's relatively low elevation of 290 feet, planes can take off or land at Alderney 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 furthest airport from Alderney Airport (ACI) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,999 miles (19,310 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Alderney Airport (ACI) is Guernsey Airport (GCI), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SW of ACI.

Facts about Tampa International Airport (TPA):

• Because of Tampa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampa 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.
• Tampa International Airport's Landside/Airside terminal was the first of its type in the world.
• The furthest airport from Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,435 miles (18,403 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• The original TPA airsides were designed in the mid-1960s as four identical facilities.
• The 1952 terminal was congested as larger jets replaced piston airliners and it was again expanded.
• Turbine-powered flights began in 1959 on Eastern Air Lines' L-188 Electra.
• The logo represents the blue waters of Tampa Bay with a jetliner flying into a downtown Tampa sunset.
• The closest airport to Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of TPA.
• Below is a brief description of the four original airsides and the airlines that occupied them throughout the years.
• Tampa International Airport (TPA) has 3 runways.
• Today, there are four active airsides with 62 gates.