Nonstop flight route between Auburn, Alabama, United States and Ankara, Turkey:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO), Auburn, Alabama, United States and Esenboğa International Airport (ESB), Ankara, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,057 miles (or 9,748 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 Auburn University Regional Airport and Esenboğa 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 Auburn University Regional Airport and Esenboğa 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 Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO):

• Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) has 2 runways.
• Because of Auburn University Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 777 feet, planes can take off or land at Auburn University 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 1960s continued to see major improvements to the airport.
• Site prep work for four hangars, a new ramp area, and a new terminal was started in January 2008.
• Auburn University Regional Airport covers an area of 423 acres at an elevation of 777 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,249 miles (18,104 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In January 2002, the ribbon cutting ceremony was held to open the 1,332-foot runway extension.
• Maintenance is available during normal working hours, from 7 AM to 4 PM local time.
• In addition to being known as "Auburn University Regional Airport", another name for AUO is "Robert G. Pitts Field".
• The closest airport to Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) is Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) WSW of AUO.
• Over the next several decades, many improvements would be made to the airport, making it a standard of excellence in the general aviation field.

Facts about Esenboğa International Airport (ESB):

• The furthest airport from Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,188 miles (18,005 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• In 2009, ESB served 6,085,126 passengers, 4,987,983 of which were domestic passengers.
• The name of the airport comes from the village of Esenboğa, which literally means "Windflowing Bull" or "Serene Bull", the modernized form of Isen Buga, the name of a Turkic warlord in the army of Timur who settled his troops here during the Battle of Ankara in 1402.
• Esenboğa International Airport handled 10,900,000 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Esenboğa International Airport", another name for ESB is "Esenboğa Uluslararası Havalimanı".
• The airport is located northeast of Ankara, 28 km from the center.
• Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) is Kastamonu Airport (KFS), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) NNE of ESB.