Nonstop flight route between Alliance, Nebraska, United States and Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA), Alliance, Nebraska, United States and Kornasoren Airport (FOO), Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,882 miles (or 12,684 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 Alliance Municipal Airport and Kornasoren 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 Alliance Municipal Airport and Kornasoren Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA):

• The airport covers 3,500 acres at an elevation of 3,931 feet.
• Though speculation was that the Army would make the huge Alliance airfield a permanent installation, by November 20 the Troop Carrier Command closed the facility permanently and began to make plans to sell the surplus property.
• During construction over 5,000 workers came from all over the country, causing a housing shortage.
• The furthest airport from Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,697 miles (17,215 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 1,786 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,395 in 2009 and 1,416 in 2010.
• After the paratroops left Alliance, Second Air Force temporarily used the Alliance airfield in the fall of 1944 for the training of B-29 Superfortress crews.
• In addition to being known as "Alliance Municipal Airport", another name for AIA is "(former Alliance Army Airfield)".
• Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) has 3 runways.
• Finally, in the summer of 1945, the 1st Troop Carrier Command returned to the airfield to train for the proposed invasion of Japan.
• The closest airport to Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of AIA.

Facts about Kornasoren Airport (FOO):

• The three airfields on Nomefoor were used by the American forces after liberating the island.
• Kornasoren Airport is a civil airport in Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia.
• Kornasoren Airport (FOO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kornasoren Airport", other names for FOO include "Numfor Airport" and "WABF".
• The furthest airport from Kornasoren Airport (FOO) is Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ), which is nearly antipodal to Kornasoren Airport (meaning Kornasoren Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical)), and is located 12,186 miles (19,611 kilometers) away in São Luís, Brazil.
• Because of Kornasoren Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kornasoren 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 Kornasoren Airport (FOO) is Rendani Airport (MKW), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) W of FOO.
• Namber is located along the southwest shoreline and was improved and used by American forces, then also abandoned after the end of the war.