Nonstop flight route between Saranac Lake, New York, United States and Saül, French Guiana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), Saranac Lake, New York, United States and Saül Airport (XAU), Saül, French Guiana would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,093 miles (or 4,978 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 Saül 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 Saül 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: | XAU / SOOS | 
| Airport Name: | Saül Airport | 
| Location: | Saül, French Guiana | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°36'48"N by 53°12'15"W | 
| Area Served: | Saül, French Guiana | 
| Operator/Owner: | Conseil Général de la Guyane | 
| Elevation: | 735 feet (224 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XAU | 
| More Information: | XAU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK):
- Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) has 2 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.
- At the time, the airport was rated as one of the best built Class III airports in the country.
- The airport was officially dedicated to the service of the people of the Adirondacks on July 10, 1949.
- Adirondack Regional Airport covers an area of 1,499 acres at an elevation of 1,663 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Lake Placid Airport (LKP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SE of SLK.
- The Planning Board's search for an airport site had been prompted by an announcement from Washington, DC that Congress had appropriated funds for the building of a system of airports throughout the country.
Facts about Saül Airport (XAU):
- The closest airport to Saül Airport (XAU) is Maripasoula Airport (MPY), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) W of XAU.
- Saül Airport (XAU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Saül Airport's relatively low elevation of 735 feet, planes can take off or land at Saül 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 Saül Airport (XAU) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Saül Airport (meaning Saül Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,986 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.




