Nonstop flight route between Anniston, Alabama, United States and Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Anniston Regional Airport (ANB), Anniston, Alabama, United States and Rockhampton Airport (ROK), Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,985 miles (or 14,461 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 Anniston Regional Airport and Rockhampton 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 Anniston Regional Airport and Rockhampton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Anniston Regional Airport (ANB):

• The closest airport to Anniston Regional Airport (ANB) is Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of ANB.
• Anniston Regional Airport, formerly known as Anniston Metropolitan Airport, is a city-owned public-use airport located five nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Anniston, a city in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States.
• Because of Anniston Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 612 feet, planes can take off or land at Anniston Regional 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 Anniston Regional Airport (ANB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,235 miles (18,081 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Anniston Regional Airport (ANB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Anniston Metropolitan Airport was the intended destination of GP Express Flight 861 which crashed about 7.5 miles northeast of the airport on June 8, 1992.

Facts about Rockhampton Airport (ROK):

• Rockhampton Airport handled 701,062 passengers last year.
• Rockhampton Airport (ROK) has 2 runways.
• Because of Rockhampton Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Rockhampton 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.
• Efforts to locate a permanent aerodrome site in the city had been proceeding for a number of years in the 1920s.
• In 2008, Rockhampton Airport completed an A$8.4 million terminal redevelopment.
• The furthest airport from Rockhampton Airport (ROK) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,922 miles (19,187 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• The closest airport to Rockhampton Airport (ROK) is Gladstone Airport (GLT), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SE of ROK.
• The terminal is also serviced by bus and taxi, with regular connections to Rockhampton City and the Capricorn Coast provided by Youngs Bus Service and other local operators.