Nonstop flight route between Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States and Albany, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Scammon Bay Airport (SCM), Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States and Albany International Airport (ALB), Albany, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,731 miles (or 6,005 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 Scammon Bay 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 Scammon Bay 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 Scammon Bay Airport (SCM):

• The closest airport to Scammon Bay Airport (SCM) is Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site    (CZF), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of SCM.
• Scammon Bay Airport (SCM) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Scammon Bay Airport", another name for SCM is "PACM".
• Because of Scammon Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Scammon Bay 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.
• The furthest airport from Scammon Bay Airport (SCM) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,502 miles (16,901 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.

Facts about Albany International Airport (ALB):

• The Albany County Airport Authority was created by the county in 1993 with a 40-year lease to operate the airport in 1996.
• Albany International Airport is a public airport seven miles northwest of Albany, in Albany County, New York, United States.
• Albany International Airport handled 2,531,323 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Albany International Airport (ALB) is Schenectady County Airport (SCH), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NW of ALB.
• Mayor John Boyd Thacher II once said "a city without the foresight to build an airport for the new traffic may soon be left behind in the race for competition".
• Albany International Airport (ALB) has 2 runways.