Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Jackpot, Nevada, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Jackpot Airport (KPT), Jackpot, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,768 miles (or 7,673 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 Wake Island Airfield and Jackpot 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 Wake Island Airfield and Jackpot Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):

• After pioneering air service into Wake Island in 1935, Pan American World Airways continued to serve the airfield for many years.
• Japan Airlines used both Wake Island and Honolulu as stops on its initial Tokyo-San Francisco service using Douglas DC-6s in the mid-1950s.
• British Overseas Airways Corporation also used Wake Island as a refueling stop.
• Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
• The furthest airport from Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• Because of Wake Island Airfield's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Wake Island Airfield 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.

Facts about Jackpot Airport (KPT):

• In addition to being known as "Jackpot Airport", other names for KPT include "Hayden Field" and "Ø6U".
• The closest airport to Jackpot Airport (KPT) is Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NNE of KPT.
• The furthest airport from Jackpot Airport (KPT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,898 miles (17,538 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Jackpot Airport (KPT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Jackpot Airport's high elevation of 5,224 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KPT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KPT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.