Nonstop flight route between Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands and Jacksonville, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bikini Atoll Airport (BII), Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands and Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX), Jacksonville, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,122 miles (or 11,461 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 Bikini Atoll Airport and Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1, 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 Bikini Atoll Airport and Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BII / |
| Airport Name: | Bikini Atoll Airport |
| Location: | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°31'22"N by 165°34'0"E |
| Area Served: | Enyu, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BII |
| More Information: | BII Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IJX / KIJX |
| Airport Name: | Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 |
| Location: | Jacksonville, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°25'12"N by 81°38'24"W |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from IJX |
| More Information: | IJX Maps & Info |
Facts about Bikini Atoll Airport (BII):
- The furthest airport from Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Bikini Atoll Airport (meaning Bikini Atoll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,191 miles (19,620 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) is Rongelap Airport (RNP), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) ESE of BII.
Facts about Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX):
- The closest airport to Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX) is Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of IJX.
- Jacksonville Municipal Airport Number One opened on October 11, 1927.
- In an era of multistop airline flights JAX was busier than people nowadays would expect.
- The furthest airport from Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,460 miles (18,442 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The southeastern portion of Runway 30 has been reused as Imeson Park Boulevard.
- The antisubmarine mission was turned over to the United States Navy in mid-1943, and Naval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville began to operate Consolidated PB4Y-1 long range bombers from Jacksonville AAF equipped with antisubmarine equipment.
- Because of Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 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.
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