Nonstop flight route between Albany, New York, United States and Jerusalem, Israel:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Albany International Airport (ALB), Albany, New York, United States and Atarot Airport (JRS), Jerusalem, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,602 miles (or 9,015 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 Atarot 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 Atarot 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):

• In 1962 a new terminal building opened.
• Albany International Airport (ALB) has 2 runways.
• Albany International Airport handled 2,531,323 passengers last year.
• The Albany County Airport Authority was created by the county in 1993 with a 40-year lease to operate the airport in 1996.
• The closest airport to Albany International Airport (ALB) is Schenectady County Airport (SCH), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NW of ALB.
• 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.
• The early Albany Airport was often closed and threatened with closure which prompted repeated improvements in the late 1930s and 1940s.
• 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.
• There are currently few sidewalks connecting the terminal to nearby hotels or other destinations.
• There have been discussions between the Town of Colonie and The Albany Airport Board regarding the construction of a new concourse.

Facts about Atarot Airport (JRS):

• The furthest airport from Atarot Airport (JRS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,670 miles (18,781 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Atarot Airport (JRS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Atarot Airport", other names for JRS include "Jerusalem International Airport (TEMPORARILY CLOSED)", "נמל התעופה ירושלים" and "LLJR, OJJR".
• From 1920 until 1930, the airfield in Kalandia was the only airport in the British Mandate for Palestine.
• Airport Atarot appeared in the film, World War Z, by director Marc Forster in 2013 as the main airport of Israel that is defended from a zombie epidemic.
• The closest airport to Atarot Airport (JRS) is Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WNW of JRS.
• In maps presented by Israel at the Camp David talks in the summer of 2000, Atarot was included in the Israeli built-up area of Jerusalem.