Nonstop flight route between Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Phoenix, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fulton County Airport (FTY), Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), Phoenix, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,577 miles (or 2,539 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 relatively short distance between Fulton County Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Fulton County Airport (FTY):

• The furthest airport from Fulton County Airport (FTY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Fulton County Airport (FTY) has 3 runways.
• Because of Fulton County Airport's relatively low elevation of 841 feet, planes can take off or land at Fulton County 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.
• It is a local Class D airport located just west of Atlanta and the nearest airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and handles much of the general aviation traffic that would otherwise go there.
• In addition to being known as "Fulton County Airport", another name for FTY is "Charlie Brown Field".
• The closest airport to Fulton County Airport (FTY) is Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) N of FTY.
• For the 12-month period ending May 8, 2008, the airport had 125,061 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 342 per day.
• Fulton County Airport, also known as Charlie Brown Field, is a county owned, public use airport in Fulton County, Georgia, United States.

Facts about Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX):

• America West filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1991 and sold its larger aircraft and Japanese route authority, but continued growing its domestic operations from Terminal 4 in cooperation with Continental Airlines.
• The closest airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is Scottsdale Airport (SCF), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNE of PHX.
• Terminal 2 is expected to close after the completion of the Terminal 3 South Concourse expansion.
• Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) has 3 runways.
• The $835,000 Terminal 1 which also had the first control tower, opened in October 1952.
• The airport is the primary regional hub and gateway for Mexican and Hawaiian departures for Tempe-based US Airways and is a focus city for Southwest Airlines.
• The furthest airport from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The airport has over 120 aircraft gates in three Terminals.
• Sky Harbor has an average of 1,232 aircraft operations per day.