Nonstop flight route between Albany, New York, United States and Juneau, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Albany International Airport (ALB), Albany, New York, United States and Juneau International Airport (JNU), Juneau, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,764 miles (or 4,449 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 Juneau 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 Albany International Airport and Juneau 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 Albany International Airport (ALB):

• The closest airport to Albany International Airport (ALB) is Schenectady County Airport (SCH), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NW of ALB.
• Concourse A was opened in 1968.
• Albany International Airport handled 2,531,323 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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".
• The early Albany Airport was often closed and threatened with closure which prompted repeated improvements in the late 1930s and 1940s.
• ALB was jointly owned and managed by the city and county of Albany until 1960 when Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd ended the city's stake.
• 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.
• There have been discussions between the Town of Colonie and The Albany Airport Board regarding the construction of a new concourse.
• 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 (ALB) has 2 runways.
• In early 2001, CommutAir started to invest in an Albany hub.

Facts about Juneau International Airport (JNU):

• Because of Juneau International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Juneau 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.
• On September 4, 1971, Alaska Airlines Flight 1866, a Boeing 727 crashed into the easterly slope of a canyon in the Chilkat Range of the Tongass National Forest while on approach to Juneau International Airport.
• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• Juneau International Airport (JNU) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Juneau International Airport (JNU) is Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of JNU.
• During World War II, Juneau Airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a transport link between the combat bases being established in the Aleutians and airfields in the Continental United States.
• The furthest airport from Juneau International Airport (JNU) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,521 miles (16,932 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.