Nonstop flight route between Alexandria Bay, New York, United States and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maxson Airfield (AXB), Alexandria Bay, New York, United States and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,112 miles (or 5,009 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 Maxson Airfield 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 Maxson Airfield and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Maxson Airfield (AXB):

• Because of Maxson Airfield's relatively low elevation of 340 feet, planes can take off or land at Maxson Airfield 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 Maxson Airfield (AXB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,510 miles (18,523 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Maxson Airfield (AXB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Maxson Airfield (AXB) is Watertown International Airport (ART), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSW of AXB.
• In addition to being known as "Maxson Airfield", another name for AXB is "89NY (formerly 89N)".

Facts about Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC):

• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has 3 runways.
• Anchorage is also envisioned as a future connecting point for air traffic to the Russian Far East.
• 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.
• 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 handled 4,976,557 passengers last year.
• 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.
• The FAA has forecast total operations for the year 2011 to be 261,375.
• 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.