Nonstop flight route between Glens Falls, New York, United States and Sfax, Tunisia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL), Glens Falls, New York, United States and Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA), Sfax, Tunisia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,369 miles (or 7,032 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 Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport and Sfax–Thyna 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 Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport and Sfax–Thyna 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 Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL):

• Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport is a county owned, public use airport in Warren County, New York, United States.
• 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.
• 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.
• The airport is named in honor of Floyd Bennett.
• The annual Adirondack Balloon Festival is held at this airport.
• Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL) has 2 runways.

Facts about Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA):

• The closest airport to Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) is Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) S of SFA.
• Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Sfax–Thyna International Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Sfax–Thyna 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.
• In addition to being known as "Sfax–Thyna International Airport", other names for SFA include "Aéroport International de Sfax–Thyna" and "مطار صفاقس الدولي".
• With a capacity of 200,000 passengers per year, the current terminal covers 2,000 m2.
• The airport has undergone several extensions and improvements, the most important development and remodeling of the terminal took place in 1988 when the runway was extended.
• The furthest airport from Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,702 miles (18,833 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.