Nonstop flight route between Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Almaty, Kazakhstan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edmonton International Airport (YEG), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Almaty International Airport (ALA), Almaty, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,728 miles (or 9,219 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 Edmonton International Airport and Almaty 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 Edmonton International Airport and Almaty 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: | YEG / CYEG |
Airport Name: | Edmonton International Airport |
Location: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°18'36"N by 113°34'45"W |
Area Served: | Edmonton Capital Region, Alberta |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2373 feet (723 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YEG |
More Information: | YEG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALA / UAAA |
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Location: | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°21'19"N by 77°2'40"E |
Area Served: | Almaty |
Operator/Owner: | JSC Almaty International Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2234 feet (681 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALA |
More Information: | ALA Maps & Info |
Facts about Edmonton International Airport (YEG):
- The furthest airport from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Edmonton International Airport (YEG) has 2 runways.
- The Edmonton Area Control Centre operated by Nav Canada is located at the airport.
- An eight-storey, 213-room Renaissance hotel, which opened in Spring 2014, is located adjacent to the north terminal.
- Edmonton International Airport handled 6,983,229 passengers last year.
- EIA has a wide catchment range encompassing Central and Northern Alberta, northern British Columbia, and Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
- The closest airport to Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is CFB Edmonton (YED), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) N of YEG.
Facts about Almaty International Airport (ALA):
- In addition to being known as "Almaty International Airport", other names for ALA include "Халықаралық Алматы Әуежайы" and "Международный Аэропорт Алматы".
- Almaty International Airport (ALA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Almaty International Airport (ALA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,261 miles (18,123 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Almaty International Airport (ALA) is Manas International Airport (FRU), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) W of ALA.
- On 30 September 2008 a second runway was opened with a first departure of a BMI flight bound for London Heathrow.
- Almaty International Airport is the largest international airport in Kazakhstan.
- Growth in connectivity is in danger of being compromised by airport infrastructure that is comparatively expensive and not keeping pace with demand growth.
- Almaty Airport is a hub for the national carrier Air Astana.