Nonstop flight route between Jasper, Tennessee, United States and Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marion County Airport (APT), Jasper, Tennessee, United States and Kaben Airport (KBT), Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,619 miles (or 10,652 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 Marion County Airport and Kaben 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 Marion County Airport and Kaben Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | APT / KAPT |
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Location: | Jasper, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°3'38"N by 85°35'7"W |
Area Served: | Jasper, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | Marion County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 641 feet (195 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from APT |
More Information: | APT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBT / |
Airport Name: | Kaben Airport |
Location: | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°53'35"N by 170°50'41"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KBT |
More Information: | KBT Maps & Info |
Facts about Marion County Airport (APT):
- Because of Marion County Airport's relatively low elevation of 641 feet, planes can take off or land at Marion County 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.
- Marion County Airport (APT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Marion County Airport (APT) is Franklin County Airport (UOS), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) WNW of APT.
- The furthest airport from Marion County Airport (APT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,258 miles (18,119 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Marion County Airport", another name for APT is "Brown Field".
Facts about Kaben Airport (KBT):
- Kaben is a small island, no more than 2.5 kilometers long and a kilometer across.
- The closest airport to Kaben Airport (KBT) is Maloelap Airport (MAV), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of KBT.
- Because of Kaben Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaben 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 Kaben Airport (KBT) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Kaben Airport (meaning Kaben Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,073 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The fauna of the island is similar to that of the other islands in the Marshalls.
- Historically, the island has been claimed by the Iroij, royalty of the islands, as their personal property prohibiting peasant islanders from fishing the island's waters.