Nonstop flight route between Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States and Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between North Texas Regional Airport (PNX), Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States and Alderney Airport (ACI), Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,669 miles (or 7,514 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 North Texas Regional Airport and Alderney 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 North Texas Regional Airport and Alderney Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about North Texas Regional Airport (PNX):

• The furthest airport from North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,878 miles (17,506 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• It had three runways, but one 8,000' runway is now a taxiway.
• North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "North Texas Regional Airport", other names for PNX include "Perrin Field" and "GYI".
• Because of North Texas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 749 feet, planes can take off or land at North Texas Regional 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.
• After seeing the fighters take off from here as a young man, aviation expert Chesley Sullenberger became interested in flying.
• As a reliever airport, unconfirmed reports suggest that the airport might be a third airport for the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex If this occurs, airline traffic would be focused on regional jets.
• The closest airport to North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) is Eaker Field (DUA), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) NE of PNX.

Facts about Alderney Airport (ACI):

• The furthest airport from Alderney Airport (ACI) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,999 miles (19,310 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• The only direct scheduled links from the island are, at July 2013, Southampton and Guernsey.
• Alderney Airport (ACI) has 3 runways.
• Because of Alderney Airport's relatively low elevation of 290 feet, planes can take off or land at Alderney 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 July 2013, airline Aurigny announced that from September it will launch direct flights to Jersey on a trial basis for a period of six weeks.
• The closest airport to Alderney Airport (ACI) is Guernsey Airport (GCI), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SW of ACI.
• The book documents a previously unpublicised aspect of the island's history, was published by Amberley Publishing in summer 2010.
• Alderney is unique amongst Channel Islands airports, in having three operational runways.