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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Merrill Field (MRI), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG), Foggia, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,297 miles (or 8,525 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 Merrill Field and Foggia "Gino Lisa" 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 Merrill Field and Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRI / PAMR |
Airport Name: | Merrill Field |
Location: | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°12'48"N by 149°50'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Municipality of Anchorage |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 137 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRI |
More Information: | MRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOG / LIBF |
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Location: | Foggia, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°25'58"N by 15°32'6"E |
Area Served: | Foggia, Italy |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroporti di Puglia - S.p.A |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 266 feet (81 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOG |
More Information: | FOG Maps & Info |
Facts about Merrill Field (MRI):
- Merrill Field, located on the east end of 5th Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, was the only airport serving Anchorage until 1951 when the introduction of ever larger and faster commercial aircraft required that an airfield with longer and heavier runways be built.
- The closest airport to Merrill Field (MRI) is Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of MRI.
- For 12-month period ending August 5, 2004, the airport had 191,550 aircraft operations, an average of 524 per day, 100% of which were general aviation.
- A section of the airport is built over the closed Merrill Field Land Fill.
- The furthest airport from Merrill Field (MRI) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,545 miles (16,970 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Merrill Field (MRI) has 3 runways.
- Merrill Field is a public-use general aviation airport located one mile east of downtown Anchorage in the U.S.
- Because of Merrill Field's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Merrill Field 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 Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG):
- Because of Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Foggia "Gino Lisa" 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 "Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport", another name for FOG is "Aeroporto di Foggia "Gino Lisa"".
- Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) is Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SSW of FOG.
- The furthest airport from Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,806 miles (19,000 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport handled 7,544 passengers last year.