Nonstop flight route between Albany, New York, United States and Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Albany International Airport (ALB), Albany, New York, United States and Sywell Aerodrome (ORM), Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,321 miles (or 5,344 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 Albany International Airport and Sywell Aerodrome, 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 Albany International Airport and Sywell Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALB / KALB |
Airport Name: | Albany International Airport |
Location: | Albany, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°44'57"N by 73°48'6"W |
Area Served: | Albany, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Albany County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 285 feet (87 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALB |
More Information: | ALB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORM / EGBK |
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Location: | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°18'21"N by 0°47'31"W |
Area Served: | Northampton, Wellingborough, Kettering and Rushden |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORM |
More Information: | ORM Maps & Info |
Facts about Albany International Airport (ALB):
- The airport previously had pay-as-you-go Wi-Fi access throughout the airport provided by WiFiFee, but recently introduced free WiFi service.
- The closest rail station to Albany Airport is Schenectady Amtrak Station in Downtown Schenectady at 10 miles from the airport.
- The closest airport to Albany International Airport (ALB) is Schenectady County Airport (SCH), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NW of ALB.
- Albany International Airport handled 2,531,323 passengers last year.
- 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 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.
- In early 2001, CommutAir started to invest in an Albany hub.
- 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.
- Albany International Airport (ALB) has 2 runways.
Facts about Sywell Aerodrome (ORM):
- An industrial area in the complex accommodates firms, agencies and other commercial businesses.
- Because of Sywell Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Sywell Aerodrome 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 aerodrome caters for private flying, flight training and corporate flights.
- In addition to being known as "Sywell Aerodrome", another name for ORM is "Northampton/Sywell Aerodrome".
- In 2009, Sywell was awarded the Best General Aviation Airport 2009 airport member award by the Airport Operators Association.
- The furthest airport from Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,838 miles (19,051 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The organizations STARE and CPRE campaigned against this change, arguing that it would lead to more and larger aircraft flying over the area and disturb its "rural tranquility".
- The aereodrome also houses the Sywell Aviation Museum dedicated to telling the wartime history of the site and the airmen that used it.
- The closest airport to Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) is Milton Keynes Airport (KYN), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of ORM.
- Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) has 4 runways.