Nonstop flight route between Grand Junction, Colorado, United States and Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT), Grand Junction, Colorado, United States and Maré Airport (MEE), Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,809 miles (or 10,957 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 Grand Junction Regional Airport and Maré 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 Grand Junction Regional Airport and Maré Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GJT / KGJT |
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Location: | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°7'21"N by 108°31'36"W |
Area Served: | Grand Junction MSA |
Operator/Owner: | Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4858 feet (1,481 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GJT |
More Information: | GJT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEE / NWWR |
Airport Name: | Maré Airport |
Location: | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°28'53"S by 168°2'14"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MEE |
More Information: | MEE Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT):
- The only mainline jets at Grand Junction now are Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80s several days a week nonstop to Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
- Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,014 miles (17,726 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Junction Regional Airport", another name for GJT is "Walker Field".
- The airport opened in 1930 as Grand Junction Municipal Airport.
- Because of Grand Junction Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,858 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GJT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GJT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) is Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ENE of GJT.
Facts about Maré Airport (MEE):
- Because of Maré Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Maré 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 closest airport to Maré Airport (MEE) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) WSW of MEE.
- The furthest airport from Maré Airport (MEE) is Tazadit International Airport (OUZ), which is nearly antipodal to Maré Airport (meaning Maré Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tazadit International Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Zouerate, Mauritania.