Nonstop flight route between East London, South Africa and Glens Falls, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between East London Airport (ELS), East London, South Africa and Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL), Glens Falls, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,268 miles (or 13,307 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 East London Airport and Floyd Bennett Memorial 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 East London Airport and Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about East London Airport (ELS):

• The furthest airport from East London Airport (ELS) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
• The closest airport to East London Airport (ELS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of ELS.
• The airport had an inauspicious beginning in 1927, when Lieut Colonel Alistair Miller asked the East London town council to help establish a municipal aerodrome at Woodbrook, west of the city.
• Because of East London Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at East London 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.
• East London Airport (ELS) has 2 runways.
• In 1965 the airport was again moved, this time to its present site, 9 km west of the city centre.

Facts about Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL):

• The annual Adirondack Balloon Festival is held at this airport.
• On November 19, 1969, Mohawk Airlines Flight 411 crashed into Pilot Knob Mountain while attempting to land at the conclusion of a flight from Albany.
• The north-facing runway 1 is equipped with an instrument landing system and a medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment lights.
• Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL) has 2 runways.
• Because of Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 328 feet, planes can take off or land at Floyd Bennett Memorial 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 furthest airport from Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,635 miles (18,725 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL) is Granville Airport (GFR), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) ENE of GFL.