Nonstop flight route between Albany, Western Australia, Australia and Lexington, Kentucky, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Albany Airport (ALH), Albany, Western Australia, Australia and Blue Grass Airport (LEX), Lexington, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,177 miles (or 17,987 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 Blue Grass 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 Blue Grass Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Albany Airport (ALH):

• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Albany Airport (ALH) is Katanning Airport (KNI), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) N of ALH.
• 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.
• Also known as Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport, it is the largest airport in the Great Southern Region.
• Albany Airport was ranked 57th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.

Facts about Blue Grass Airport (LEX):

• Blue Grass Airport handled 1,104,354 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,302 miles (18,188 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Blue Grass Airport's relatively low elevation of 979 feet, planes can take off or land at Blue Grass 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.
• Blue Grass Airport (LEX) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) is Capital City Airport (FFT), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of LEX.