Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Dresden, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Dresden Airport (DRS), Dresden, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,625 miles (or 7,444 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 Dresden 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 Dresden Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANC / PANC |
Airport Name: | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport |
Location: | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°10'27"N by 149°59'53"W |
Area Served: | Anchorage, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 152 feet (46 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ANC |
More Information: | ANC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRS / EDDC |
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Location: | Dresden, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°8'3"N by 13°46'5"E |
Area Served: | Dresden, Germany |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 754 feet (230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRS |
More Information: | DRS Maps & Info |
Facts about Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC):
- 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.
- The airport was renamed in 2000 by the Alaska Legislature to honor former long-standing U.S.
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport handled 4,976,557 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is a major airport in the U.S.
- 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.
- The piece consists of nine towers of glass, collectively adding up to 42 meters of in span and reaching to 8 meters at its highest point.
- A shuttle bus runs approximately every 15 minutes between the North and South terminals and the employee and long-term parking lots.
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- The North Terminal serves Condor, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Icelandair, Yakutia Airlines, all international seasonal charter flights and military flights.
Facts about Dresden Airport (DRS):
- Between 1955 and 1961, the East German government decided to develop its own aviation industry centred on Dresden.
- In 2001 the current terminal was added.
- In addition to being known as "Dresden Airport", another name for DRS is "Flughafen Dresden".
- The airport was opened to commercial traffic on 11 July 1935.
- The closest airport to Dresden Airport (DRS) is Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) W of DRS.
- The airport features a multi-storey car park with approximately 1,500 spaces, connected to the terminal building by a glass-covered pedestrian bridge.
- Dresden Airport is situated some 9 km north of the centre of Dresden.
- Because of Dresden Airport's relatively low elevation of 754 feet, planes can take off or land at Dresden 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 Dresden Airport (DRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,742 miles (18,897 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Dresden Airport (DRS) currently has only 1 runway.