Nonstop flight route between Polokwane, South Africa and Albany, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Polokwane International Airport (PTG), Polokwane, South Africa and Albany Airport (ALH), Albany, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,205 miles (or 8,377 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 Polokwane International Airport and Albany 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 Polokwane International Airport and Albany Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTG / FAPP |
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Location: | Polokwane, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'43"S by 29°27'30"E |
Area Served: | Polokwane (Pietersburg), South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4076 feet (1,242 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTG |
More Information: | PTG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALH / YABA |
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Location: | Albany, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°56'35"S by 117°48'32"E |
Area Served: | Albany, Western Australia, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Albany |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 233 feet (71 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALH |
More Information: | ALH Maps & Info |
Facts about Polokwane International Airport (PTG):
- In addition to being known as "Polokwane International Airport", another name for PTG is "Gateway International Airport".
- The closest airport to Polokwane International Airport (PTG) is Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) ESE of PTG.
- Because of Polokwane International Airport's high elevation of 4,076 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PTG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PTG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Polokwane International Airport (PTG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Polokwane International Airport (PTG) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Polokwane International Airport (meaning Polokwane International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Albany Airport (ALH):
- The airport resides at an elevation of 233 ft above sea level.
- Albany Airport (ALH) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Albany Airport (ALH) is Katanning Airport (KNI), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) N of ALH.
- In addition to being known as "Albany Airport", another name for ALH is "Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport".
- The furthest airport from Albany Airport (ALH) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Albany Airport (meaning Albany Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,208 miles (19,647 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- The airport services 18 Virgin Australia flights per week transporting over 50,000 passengers per year.
- Because of Albany Airport's relatively low elevation of 233 feet, planes can take off or land at Albany 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 Airport handled 56,002 passengers last year.