Nonstop flight route between Ailuk, Marshall Islands and Newport News, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ailuk Airport (AIM), Ailuk, Marshall Islands and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,040 miles (or 11,330 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 Ailuk Airport and Newport News/Williamsburg 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 Ailuk Airport and Newport News/Williamsburg 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: | AIM / | 
| Airport Name: | Ailuk Airport | 
| Location: | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°13'0"N by 169°58'59"E | 
| Area Served: | Ailuk, Ailuk Atoll, Marshall Islands | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AIM | 
| More Information: | AIM Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PHF / KPHF | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Newport News, Virginia, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°7'54"N by 76°29'35"W | 
| Area Served: | Virginia Peninsula | 
| Operator/Owner: | The Peninsula Airport Commission | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PHF | 
| More Information: | PHF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ailuk Airport (AIM):
- The furthest airport from Ailuk Airport (AIM) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Ailuk Airport (meaning Ailuk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,100 miles (19,473 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Ailuk Airport (AIM) is Likiep Airport (LIK), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of AIM.
Facts about Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):
- On December 19, 1980, the Daily Press reported a committee authorized by the PAC recommended that the airport change its name to "Newport News/Williamsburg International" to then-Executive Director Michael White.
- Until the 1990s, part of the original terminal building was named Flight Services Building, and home to the National Weather Service.
- Because of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport News/Williamsburg 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.
- In 1985, USAir added large jet services from Pittsburgh and Washington, DC.
- The closest airport to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Langley Field (LFI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of PHF.
- Frontier Airlines began nonstop service from Newport News in 2010 as the airport was finishing a $23 million renovation.
- Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport is an airport located in Newport News, Virginia, and serves the Hampton Roads metropolitan area along with Norfolk International Airport in Norfolk.
- The furthest airport from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".




