Nonstop flight route between Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands and Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ebadon Airstrip (EBN), Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands and St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE), Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,104 miles (or 11,432 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 Ebadon Airstrip and St. Pete–Clearwater 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 Ebadon Airstrip and St. Pete–Clearwater 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: | EBN / |
Airport Name: | Ebadon Airstrip |
Location: | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°43'1"N by 167°43'58"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from EBN |
More Information: | EBN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIE / KPIE |
Airport Name: | St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport |
Location: | Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°54'36"N by 82°41'15"W |
Area Served: | St. Petersburg / Clearwater, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | County of Pinellas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIE |
More Information: | PIE Maps & Info |
Facts about Ebadon Airstrip (EBN):
- Kwajalein is one of the world's largest coral atolls as measured by area of enclosed water.
- The water temperature averages 81 °F degrees and underwater visibility is typically 100 feet on the ocean side of the atoll.
- Ennylabegan, or "Carlos" Islet, is also site of a small Marshall Islander community that has decreased in size in recent decades but was once a bigger village.
- Because of Ebadon Airstrip's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Ebadon Airstrip 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.
- Meck is a launch site for anti-ballistic missiles and is probably the most restricted island of all the U.S.-leased sites.
- The closest airport to Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) is Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) NNW of EBN.
- When the first runway was built on Kwajalein island by Korean laborers, the Japanese public school was demolished and moved, with all civil administration, to Namu Atoll, and Islanders were forcibly moved to live on some of the smaller islets in the atoll.
- The furthest airport from Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Ebadon Airstrip (meaning Ebadon Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,282 miles (19,767 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE):
- St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) is Clearwater Air Park (CLW), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NW of PIE.
- The furthest airport from St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,426 miles (18,388 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Pete–Clearwater 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.
- While most scheduled commercial airline traffic in the Tampa Bay Area uses Tampa International Airport, ten miles to the east, St.
- Construction of the airport at its present site started in March 1941.
- Along with scheduled commercial airlines, United Parcel Service, Air Cargo, and General/Corporate Aviation are also major activities.
- After World War II, the airport property was returned to Pinellas County by the U.S.