Nonstop flight route between George Town, Tasmania, Australia and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between George Town Aerodrome (GEE), George Town, Tasmania, Australia and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,898 miles (or 12,710 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 George Town Aerodrome 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 George Town Aerodrome and Ted Stevens Anchorage 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 George Town Aerodrome (GEE):

• The closest airport to George Town Aerodrome (GEE) is Devonport Airport (DPO), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GEE.
• The furthest airport from George Town Aerodrome (GEE) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to George Town Aerodrome (meaning George Town Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,292 miles (19,781 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
• George Town Aerodrome (GEE) has 3 runways.
• Because of George Town Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at George Town Aerodrome 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.

Facts about Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC):

• Taxi queues are available in front of each terminal.
• 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.
• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport's passenger traffic has hovered around the five million mark for the last 10 years, apart from in 2002 when the airport suffered a 13% drop in traffic.
• 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.
• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has 3 runways.
• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport handled 4,976,557 passengers last year.
• 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.