Nonstop flight route between Angoon, Alaska, United States and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN), Angoon, Alaska, United States and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,834 miles (or 4,561 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 Angoon Seaplane Base and Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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 Angoon Seaplane Base and Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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 Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN):

• Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Angoon Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Angoon Seaplane Base 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 Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN) is Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) W of AGN.
• The furthest airport from Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,568 miles (17,008 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
• Angoon Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE which measures 10,000 by 900 feet.

Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):

• The furthest airport from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Southern Airways began serving New Orleans with Douglas DC-3s in the early 1950s.
• Eastern Air Lines began service into New Orleans as early as 1935 with Douglas DC-2s and DC-3s to Atlanta, Washington D.C.
• MSY opened after World War II, replacing the older New Orleans Lakefront Airport as the city's main airport.
• For years Delta Air Lines carried more passengers into and out of New Orleans than any other airline.
• Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
• Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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.
• In 1984 the airport was a small hub for Northeastern International Airlines, which had Boeing 727-100s, 727-200s, and Douglas DC-8s and wide body Airbus A300s.
• In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".