Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Talladega, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN), Talladega, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,360 miles (or 5,408 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 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and Talladega Municipal 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 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and Talladega Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC):

• The FAA has forecast total operations for the year 2011 to be 261,375.
• Anchorage was a common stopover for passengers flying to East Asia until the 1980s because Chinese and Soviet airspace were off-limits and because the first generation of jets and widebody airliners did not have the range to fly non-stop across the Pacific Ocean.
• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of ANC.
• The furthest airport from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,548 miles (16,975 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport handled 4,976,557 passengers last year.
• The airport was renamed in 2000 by the Alaska Legislature to honor former long-standing U.S.
• The airport features an innovative customer service program, which partners with most on-site vendors and concessionaires and aims to promote a positive image of the airport and the State of Alaska in the minds of travelers.
• Because of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport's relatively low elevation of 152 feet, planes can take off or land at Ted Stevens Anchorage 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.

Facts about Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN):

• Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) is Anniston Regional Airport (ANB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of ASN.
• Because of Talladega Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 529 feet, planes can take off or land at Talladega Municipal 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 Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,224 miles (18,063 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.