Nonstop flight route between Ambatomainty, Madagascar and Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ambatomainty Airport (AMY), Ambatomainty, Madagascar and JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,571 miles (or 13,794 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 Ambatomainty Airport and JB MDL Lakehurst, 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 Ambatomainty Airport and JB MDL Lakehurst. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ambatomainty Airport (AMY):

• The closest airport to Ambatomainty Airport (AMY) is Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS), which is located 80 miles (128 kilometers) SSE of AMY.
• Because of Ambatomainty Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Ambatomainty 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 furthest airport from Ambatomainty Airport (AMY) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,077 miles (17,827 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.

Facts about JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL):

• Its history begins as a munitions-testing site for the Imperial Russian Army in 1916.
• The Lakehurst portion of JB MDL is the world's only provider of full spectrum support for aircraft launch, recovery and support equipment systems for U.S.
• The closest airport to JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Ocean County Airport (MJX), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of NEL.
• Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, the former name of the Lakehurst part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Air Force-managed Joint Base located approximately 25 miles east-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey.
• Today the base is used for various Naval Aviation development programs.
• The former NAS Lakehurst also hosted the U.S.
• The furthest airport from JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,936 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.