Nonstop flight route between Albany, New York, United States and Ibadan, Nigeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Albany International Airport (ALB), Albany, New York, United States and Ibadan Airport (IBA), Ibadan, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,254 miles (or 8,456 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 Ibadan 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 Ibadan 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• It is an Airport of Entry in the town of Colonie.
• Mayor John Boyd Thacher II once said "a city without the foresight to build an airport for the new traffic may soon be left behind in the race for competition".
• 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 closest airport to Albany International Airport (ALB) is Schenectady County Airport (SCH), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NW of ALB.
• Albany International Airport handled 2,531,323 passengers last year.
• There have been discussions between the Town of Colonie and The Albany Airport Board regarding the construction of a new concourse.
• The early Albany Airport was often closed and threatened with closure which prompted repeated improvements in the late 1930s and 1940s.
• The closest rail station to Albany Airport is Schenectady Amtrak Station in Downtown Schenectady at 10 miles from the airport.

Facts about Ibadan Airport (IBA):

• Because of Ibadan Airport's relatively low elevation of 725 feet, planes can take off or land at Ibadan 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 Ibadan Airport (IBA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Ibadan Airport (meaning Ibadan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,100 miles (19,473 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
• The closest airport to Ibadan Airport (IBA) is Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), which is located 71 miles (113 kilometers) SW of IBA.
• Ibadan Airport (IBA) currently has only 1 runway.