Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Ambon, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ), Ambon, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,182 miles (or 9,949 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base and Pattimura Airport (PTA), 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base and Pattimura Airport (PTA). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):

• The furthest airport from Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,542 miles (16,965 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The installation hosts the headquarters for the United States Alaskan Command, 11th Air Force, U.S.
• The Department of Defense proposed a major realignment of the base as part of the Base Realignment and Closure program announced on 13 May 2005.
• The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
• In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".

Facts about Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ):

• Since 1998, there has been no international routes operating out of the Pattimura International Airport.
• The cargo terminal is 1,192 m2.
• The closest airport to Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ) is Amahai Airport (AHI), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) ENE of AMQ.
• The international terminal is 1,200 m2 and has an annual capacity of 70,000 passengers.
• Pattimura Airport (PTA) handled 818 passengers last year.
• Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Pattimura Airport (PTA)'s relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Pattimura Airport (PTA) 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 "Pattimura Airport (PTA)", another name for AMQ is "Bandar Udara Pattimura (PTA)".
• The furthest airport from Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is nearly antipodal to Pattimura Airport (PTA) (meaning Pattimura Airport (PTA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
• Damri bus company operates 3 times daily between the airport and Ambon city.