Nonstop flight route between Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands and Glendale, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bikini Atoll Airport (BII), Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,327 miles (or 8,573 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 Bikini Atoll Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke 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 Bikini Atoll Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BII / |
Airport Name: | Bikini Atoll Airport |
Location: | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°31'22"N by 165°34'0"E |
Area Served: | Enyu, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BII |
More Information: | BII Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUF / KLUF |
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Location: | Glendale, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LUF |
More Information: | LUF Maps & Info |
Facts about Bikini Atoll Airport (BII):
- Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) is Rongelap Airport (RNP), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) ESE of BII.
- The furthest airport from Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Bikini Atoll Airport (meaning Bikini Atoll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,191 miles (19,620 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- Effective 5 March, the 127th was redesignated as the 127th Pilot Training Wing.
- Although continually modified during the war years, the course of advanced flight training at Luke averaged about 10 weeks and included both flight training and ground school.
- It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants.
- The host unit, the 56th Fighter Wing, is tasked to train F-16 fighter pilots and maintainers, while deploying mission ready warfighters.
- By the end of 1957, ATC basing structure had changed considerably as the result of tactical commitments, decreased student load, and fund shortages.
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Ground school, or classroom training for the advanced flying course, varied from about 100 to 130 hours and was intermingled with flight time in the aircraft.
- The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.