Nonstop flight route between Saranac Lake, New York, United States and Baghdad, Iraq:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), Saranac Lake, New York, United States and Baghdad International Airport (BGW), Baghdad, Iraq would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,826 miles (or 9,375 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 Adirondack Regional Airport and Baghdad 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 Adirondack Regional Airport and Baghdad International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLK / KSLK | 
| Airport Name: | Adirondack Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Saranac Lake, New York, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°23'7"N by 74°12'21"W | 
| Area Served: | Saranac Lake / Lake Placid | 
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Harrietstown | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1663 feet (507 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SLK | 
| More Information: | SLK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGW / | 
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| Location: | Baghdad, Iraq | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°15'45"N by 44°14'3"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Iraqi Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 114 feet (35 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BGW | 
| More Information: | BGW Maps & Info | 
Facts about Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK):
- Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) has 2 runways.
 - Adirondack Regional Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Saranac Lake, in Franklin County, New York, United States.
 - The furthest airport from Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,560 miles (18,605 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Day-to-day operations are under the jurisdiction of the airport manager who is appointed by the Town Board.
 - Adirondack Regional Airport covers an area of 1,499 acres at an elevation of 1,663 feet above mean sea level.
 - As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 4,252 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 4,809 enplanements in 2009, and 5,762 in 2010.
 - The closest airport to Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Lake Placid Airport (LKP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SE of SLK.
 
Facts about Baghdad International Airport (BGW):
- Baghdad International Airport (BGW) has 2 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Baghdad International Airport (BGW) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,732 miles (18,880 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
 - Because of Baghdad International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Baghdad 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 Baghdad International Airport (BGW) is Baghdad International Airport (SDA), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BGW.
 - Baghdad International Airport, is Iraq's largest airport, located in a suburb about 16 km west of downtown Baghdad in the Baghdad Governorate.
 - In addition to being known as "Baghdad International Airport", other names for BGW include "مطار بغداد الدولي", "Matar Baġdād ad-Dowaly" and "ORBI".
 - In April 2003, US-led forces invaded Iraq and changed the airport's name to Baghdad International Airport.
 
