Nonstop flight route between Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands and Angoon, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP), Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands and Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN), Angoon, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,583 miles (or 7,376 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 Ailinglaplap Atoll and Angoon Seaplane Base, 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 Ailinglaplap Atoll and Angoon Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP):

• The furthest airport from Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Ailinglaplap Atoll (meaning Ailinglaplap Atoll is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,218 miles (19,663 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• "Ailinglaplap" translates as "greatest atoll" + ļapļap ), because the greatest legends of the Marshallese people were created there.
• The closest airport to Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) is Woja Airport (WJA), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WNW of AIP.

Facts about Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN):

• Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN) currently has only 1 runway.
• It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
• The closest airport to Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN) is Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) W of AGN.
• Because of Angoon Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Angoon Seaplane Base 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 furthest airport from Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,568 miles (17,008 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.