Nonstop flight route between Angers, France and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Angers – Loire Airport (ANE), Angers, France and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,736 miles (or 7,623 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 Angers – Loire Airport and Ted Stevens Anchorage International 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 Angers – Loire Airport and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Angers – Loire Airport (ANE):

• Because of Angers – Loire Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Angers – Loire 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.
• In addition to being known as "Angers – Loire Airport", another name for ANE is "Aéroport de Angers – Loire".
• Angers – Loire Airport (ANE) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Angers – Loire Airport (ANE) is Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SW of ANE.
• The furthest airport from Angers – Loire Airport (ANE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Angers – Loire Airport (meaning Angers – Loire Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,118 miles (19,502 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

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.
• 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 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.
• FedEx Express and UPS Airlines operate major hubs at Anchorage International for cargo heading to and from the Far East.NWA Cargo used to operate a major hub at the airport until December 28, 2009 when it closed all operations for Northwest Cargo at all airports.
• 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.
• Built in 1951 as Anchorage International Airport, the airport was served in the 1950s by Alaska Airlines, Northwest Orient, Pacific Northern Airlines and Reeve Aleutian Airways, using aircraft ranging from Douglas DC-3s to Boeing 377s, and was also a refueling stop for Canadian Pacific Air Lines service to the Far East.
• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport handled 4,976,557 passengers last year.
• The North Terminal serves Condor, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Icelandair, Yakutia Airlines, all international seasonal charter flights and military flights.
• 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.