Nonstop flight route between Albany, Western Australia, Australia and Flores Island, Azores, Portugal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Albany Airport (ALH), Albany, Western Australia, Australia and Flores Airport (FLW), Flores Island, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,708 miles (or 17,233 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 Airport and Flores 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 Airport and Flores 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 Airport (ALH):

• Also known as Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport, it is the largest airport in the Great Southern Region.
• The furthest airport from Albany Airport (ALH) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Albany Airport (meaning Albany Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,208 miles (19,647 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
• In addition to being known as "Albany Airport", another name for ALH is "Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport".
• Albany Airport handled 56,002 passengers last year.
• Albany Airport was ranked 57th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
• Because of Albany Airport's relatively low elevation of 233 feet, planes can take off or land at Albany 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 Airport (ALH) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Albany Airport (ALH) is Katanning Airport (KNI), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) N of ALH.

Facts about Flores Airport (FLW):

• The furthest airport from Flores Airport (FLW) is Flinders Island Airport (FLS), which is nearly antipodal to Flores Airport (meaning Flores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flinders Island Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Flores Airport", another name for FLW is "Aeroporto das Flores".
• On 11 January 2013, a tender was issued by ANA Aeroportos to improve the accessbility within the airport, with installation of lifts, escalators and mechanical walkways, to be installed within the intervening five years.
• The first need for an airport/airfield on the island of Flores was recognized by the Marquis Francesco de Pinedo, colonel of the Italian Air Force, who was forced to land 200 km from the island of Flores, during his attempt to reach Newfoundland.
• The closest airport to Flores Airport (FLW) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) N of FLW.
• Flores Airport handled 45,122 passengers last year.
• Flores Airport (FLW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Flores Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Flores 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.