Nonstop flight route between Airok, Marshall Islands and Knoxville, Tennessee, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Airok Airport (AIC), Airok, Marshall Islands and McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), Knoxville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,746 miles (or 10,857 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 Airok Airport and McGhee Tyson 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 Airok Airport and McGhee Tyson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Airok Airport (AIC):

• The furthest airport from Airok Airport (AIC) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Airok Airport (meaning Airok Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,047 miles (19,387 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• The closest airport to Airok Airport (AIC) is Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) SE of AIC.

Facts about McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS):

• Owned by the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, it sees several major airlines and connection carriers.
• Because of McGhee Tyson Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at McGhee Tyson 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.
• In addition to being known as "McGhee Tyson Airport", another name for TYS is "McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base".
• The development of TYS helped the City of Alcoa diversify its economy and gain its economic independence from what is today Alcoa Inc., the world's third largest producer of aluminum.
• The furthest airport from McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,348 miles (18,263 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• McGhee Tyson Airport handled 1,688,882 passengers last year.
• The airport is the home of McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, an air base for the 134th Air Refueling Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard.
• McGhee Tyson Airport covers 2,250 acres at an elevation of 981 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) E of TYS.
• McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) has 2 runways.