Nonstop flight route between Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom and Albany, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between London Luton Airport (LTN), Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom and Albany International Airport (ALB), Albany, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,348 miles (or 5,388 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 London Luton Airport and Albany 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 London Luton Airport and Albany 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 London Luton Airport (LTN):

• London Luton Airport handled 9,697,944 passengers last year.
• In the 1980s the airport was seeing a decline in customer numbers.
• The closest airport to London Luton Airport (LTN) is Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of LTN.
• Because of London Luton Airport's relatively low elevation of 526 feet, planes can take off or land at London Luton 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 order for the airport to expand further, the Department for Transport advised the airport authority to use the airport site more efficiently.
• The furthest airport from London Luton Airport (LTN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,851 miles (19,072 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• London Luton Airport (LTN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In September 2004, a 9,000 sq ft area featuring a spectacular vaulted ceiling was completed with the new terminal, but intended to lie unused until required.
• Luton Airport Parkway was built in 1999 to serve the airport.

Facts about Albany International Airport (ALB):

• The closest airport to Albany International Airport (ALB) is Schenectady County Airport (SCH), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NW of ALB.
• There are currently few sidewalks connecting the terminal to nearby hotels or other destinations.
• The early Albany Airport was often closed and threatened with closure which prompted repeated improvements in the late 1930s and 1940s.
• The furthest airport from Albany International Airport (ALB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,661 miles (18,766 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Albany International Airport is a public airport seven miles northwest of Albany, in Albany County, New York, United States.
• Concourse C was opened in June 1998 as part of the airport's $184 million renovation project.
• The February 1947 C&GS chart shows three 3500-ft runways aimed 12, 98 and 133 degrees magnetic.
• Albany International was the first, and remains the oldest, municipal airport in the United States.
• Delta Air Lines and US Airways currently share the concourse, with Delta having three gates and US Airways having three gates.
• Because of Albany International Airport's relatively low elevation of 285 feet, planes can take off or land at Albany 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.
• Albany International Airport (ALB) has 2 runways.
• The airport previously had pay-as-you-go Wi-Fi access throughout the airport provided by WiFiFee, but recently introduced free WiFi service.
• ALB was jointly owned and managed by the city and county of Albany until 1960 when Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd ended the city's stake.
• Albany International Airport handled 2,531,323 passengers last year.