Nonstop flight route between Angers, France and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Angers – Loire Airport (ANE), Angers, France and Merrill Field (MRI), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,732 miles (or 7,615 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 Angers – Loire Airport and Merrill Field, 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 Angers – Loire Airport and Merrill Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANE / LFJR |
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Location: | Angers, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°33'37"N by 0°18'43"W |
Area Served: | Angers, France |
Operator/Owner: | Société de Gestion de l'Aéroport Angers-Marcé (SGAAM) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 194 feet (59 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ANE |
More Information: | ANE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRI / PAMR |
Airport Name: | Merrill Field |
Location: | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°12'48"N by 149°50'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Municipality of Anchorage |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 137 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRI |
More Information: | MRI Maps & Info |
Facts about Angers – Loire Airport (ANE):
- Angers – Loire Airport (ANE) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Angers – Loire Airport (ANE) is Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SW of ANE.
- In addition to being known as "Angers – Loire Airport", another name for ANE is "Aéroport de Angers – Loire".
- Because of Angers – Loire Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Angers – Loire 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 Angers – Loire Airport (ANE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Angers – Loire Airport (meaning Angers – Loire Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,118 miles (19,502 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Merrill Field (MRI):
- The closest airport to Merrill Field (MRI) is Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of MRI.
- Merrill Field (MRI) has 3 runways.
- Because of Merrill Field's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Merrill Field 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.
- Merrill Field, located on the east end of 5th Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, was the only airport serving Anchorage until 1951 when the introduction of ever larger and faster commercial aircraft required that an airfield with longer and heavier runways be built.
- This was the first official airport in Anchorage when it opened in 1930.
- For 12-month period ending August 5, 2004, the airport had 191,550 aircraft operations, an average of 524 per day, 100% of which were general aviation.
- The airstrip is still in use today as the primary field for private wheel equipped aircraft in the warmer months and for ski equipped in the winter.
- The furthest airport from Merrill Field (MRI) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,545 miles (16,970 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.