Nonstop flight route between Zachar Bay, Alaska, United States and Alghero, Sardinia, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Zachar Bay Seaplane Base (KZB), Zachar Bay, Alaska, United States and Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO), Alghero, Sardinia, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,573 miles (or 8,969 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 Zachar Bay Seaplane Base and Alghero-Fertilia 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 Zachar Bay Seaplane Base and Alghero-Fertilia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Zachar Bay Seaplane Base (KZB):

• The furthest airport from Zachar Bay Seaplane Base (KZB) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,808 miles (17,394 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Zachar Bay Seaplane Base (KZB) is Amook Bay Seaplane Base (AOS), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSW of KZB.
• Because of Zachar Bay Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Zachar Bay Seaplane Base 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 Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO):

• The furthest airport from Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Alghero-Fertilia Airport (meaning Alghero-Fertilia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,109 miles (19,488 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The terminal building was recently renovated and expanded with the construction of a new terminal, which allowed the airport to expand the services offered to travelers.
• Alghero-Fertilia Airport handled 1,518,870 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) is Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) ENE of AHO.
• The airport can be reached from the city via the Strada Statale 42 and from the rest of the island via the SS 131 Carlo Felice Highway and the SS 291.
• Because of Alghero-Fertilia Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Alghero-Fertilia 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.
• Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Alghero-Fertilia Airport", another name for AHO is "Aeroporto di Alghero-Fertilia".
• The airport is operated by SO.GE.A.AL.
• Domestic flights from nine Italian airports provided around 600,000 passengers annually for 2000 to 2004, while fifteen international connections caused an increase of passenger traffic from 100,000 in 2000 to 400,000 in 2004, bringing total traffic to 1.5 million passengers recorded in 2012.