Nonstop flight route between Saranac Lake, New York, United States and Split, Croatia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), Saranac Lake, New York, United States and Split Airport (SPU), Split, Croatia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,249 miles (or 6,838 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 Split 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 Split Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK):

• The closest airport to Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Lake Placid Airport (LKP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SE of SLK.
• In the 1960s, the Adirondack Airport had three runways.
• 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.
• Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) has 2 runways.
• Day-to-day operations are under the jurisdiction of the airport manager who is appointed by the Town Board.
• In the autumn of 1940, a group of local men from the Saranac Lake Planning board got together to discuss the possibility of an airport in the Adirondack Mountains, near Saranac Lake.
• The airport was officially dedicated to the service of the people of the Adirondacks on July 10, 1949.

Facts about Split Airport (SPU):

• The current airport was opened on 25 November 1966.
• Split Airport (SPU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Split Airport (SPU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,800 miles (18,990 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Split Airport handled 1,581,734 passengers last year.
• In 1991 the passenger figures dropped almost to zero, as the war in the former Yugoslavia broke out.
• In addition to being known as "Split Airport", another name for SPU is "Zračna luka Split".
• In the last few years the summer peaks activity called for an expansion of the airport s capacity.
• Airplane spotting is a popular activity at Split Airport.
• The closest airport to Split Airport (SPU) is Bol Airport (BWK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SE of SPU.
• Split Airport can be reached by bus, taxi or car rentals.
• Because of Split Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Split 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.