Nonstop flight route between Lost River, Alaska, United States and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lost River 1 Airport (LSR), Lost River, Alaska, United States and Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,847 miles (or 9,411 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 Lost River 1 Airport and Abu Dhabi 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 Lost River 1 Airport and Abu Dhabi 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 Lost River 1 Airport (LSR):

• The closest airport to Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) is Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SE of LSR.
• The furthest airport from Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,354 miles (16,664 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Lost River 1 Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Lost River 1 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.

Facts about Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH):

• The project will provide a home base for the UAE's national carrier, Etihad Airways, which will be a major user of new cargo facilities with an ultimate handling capacity of around two million tonnes of freight a year.
• Development work has started on a new passenger terminal, the main building and centerpiece of the new airport, to be between the two runways and known as the Midfield Terminal.
• The airport, 16.5 nautical miles southeast of Abu Dhabi city, is the second largest in the UAE, serving over 12 million passengers in 2010.
• Abu Dhabi International Airport has two parallel runways, 13R/31L and 13L/31R.
• Etihad operated its first flight to the U.S.
• The closest airport to Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) is Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NE of AUH.
• The furthest airport from Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,827 miles (19,033 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• With the withdrawal of support for regional airline Gulf Air after nearly five decades, Etihad became the new airline to be based at the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Abu Dhabi International Airport", another name for AUH is "مطار أبوظبي الدولي".
• Because of Abu Dhabi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 88 feet, planes can take off or land at Abu Dhabi 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.
• Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) has 2 runways.