Nonstop flight route between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Pensacola, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Almaty International Airport (ALA), Almaty, Kazakhstan and Pensacola International Airport (PNS), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,239 miles (or 11,650 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 Almaty International Airport and Pensacola 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 Almaty International Airport and Pensacola 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 Almaty International Airport (ALA):

• Growth in connectivity is in danger of being compromised by airport infrastructure that is comparatively expensive and not keeping pace with demand growth.
• In addition to being known as "Almaty International Airport", other names for ALA include "Халықаралық Алматы Әуежайы" and "Международный Аэропорт Алматы".
• Almaty International Airport (ALA) has 2 runways.
• On 30 September 2008 a second runway was opened with a first departure of a BMI flight bound for London Heathrow.
• Almaty International Airport is the largest international airport in Kazakhstan.
• Almaty Airport is a hub for the national carrier Air Astana.
• The furthest airport from Almaty International Airport (ALA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,261 miles (18,123 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Almaty International Airport (ALA) is Manas International Airport (FRU), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) W of ALA.

Facts about Pensacola International Airport (PNS):

• Because of Pensacola International Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Pensacola 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.
• Pensacola International Airport (PNS) has 2 runways.
• On May 8, 1978 National Airlines Flight 193 landed in Escambia Bay while approaching the east-west runway.
• The furthest airport from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,148 miles (17,940 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The most common aircraft used by the airlines is the ERJ-145 on American Eagle and United Express.
• In 1978, after deregulation of the airline industry, several airlines tried Pensacola, including Continental and Delta.
• The closest airport to Pensacola International Airport (PNS) is NOLF Saufley Field (NUN), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of PNS.
• Pensacola has one passenger terminal with 12 gates, built in the early 1990s.
• The Delta subsidiary, Song had service to Orlando International Airport.