Nonstop flight route between Albany, New York, United States and Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Albany International Airport (ALB), Albany, New York, United States and Hao Airport (HOI), Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,979 miles (or 9,621 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 Albany International Airport and Hao 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 Albany International Airport and Hao Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Albany International Airport (ALB):

• The early Albany Airport was often closed and threatened with closure which prompted repeated improvements in the late 1930s and 1940s.
• The Albany County Airport Authority was created by the county in 1993 with a 40-year lease to operate the airport in 1996.
• It is an Airport of Entry in the town of Colonie.
• Because of Albany International Airport's relatively low elevation of 285 feet, planes can take off or land at Albany 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.
• Albany International Airport has direct access to I-87 and New York State Route 7 via Albany-Shaker Road, a 3.3-mile four-lane boulevard.
• Albany International Airport (ALB) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Albany International Airport (ALB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,661 miles (18,766 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Albany International Airport handled 2,531,323 passengers last year.
• Albany International was the first, and remains the oldest, municipal airport in the United States.
• The closest airport to Albany International Airport (ALB) is Schenectady County Airport (SCH), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NW of ALB.
• During 1986–1987, the airline industry consolidated through a series of mergers, so that after 1989 the US airline industry was dominated by a group of six "legacy carriers:" American, United, Delta, Northwest, USAir, and Continental.
• The airport previously had pay-as-you-go Wi-Fi access throughout the airport provided by WiFiFee, but recently introduced free WiFi service.

Facts about Hao Airport (HOI):

• The closest airport to Hao Airport (HOI) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is located 156 miles (251 kilometers) N of HOI.
• Hao Airport (HOI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Hao Airport (HOI) is Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU), which is nearly antipodal to Hao Airport (meaning Hao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Sudan New International Airport), and is located 12,285 miles (19,771 kilometers) away in Port Sudan, Sudan.