Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Jackson, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Jackson County Airport (JXN), Jackson, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,938 miles (or 4,729 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 Jackson County 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 Jackson County 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 airport was renamed in 2000 by the Alaska Legislature to honor former long-standing U.S.
• Renovations began on the A and B concourses in fall 2006.
• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has 3 runways.
• 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 South Terminal serves Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Condor, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue, Sun Country, United Airlines, US Airways and Virgin America.
• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport handled 4,976,557 passengers last year.
• Anchorage is also envisioned as a future connecting point for air traffic to the Russian Far East.
• Route 7A of the Anchorage People Mover bus system serves the airport's North and South terminals once every hour in each direction, connecting it with the downtown Transit Center and the Dimond Center mall.
• 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.

Facts about Jackson County Airport (JXN):

• In addition to being known as "Jackson County Airport", another name for JXN is "Reynolds Field".
• The furthest airport from Jackson County Airport (JXN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,232 miles (18,075 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Jackson County Airport (JXN) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Jackson County Airport (JXN) is Lenawee County Airport (ADG), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SE of JXN.
• For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 51,003 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 139 per day.