Nonstop flight route between Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and Fort Gillem, Forest Park, Georgia, USA:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP), Fort Gillem, Forest Park, Georgia, USA would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,490 miles (or 2,398 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 relatively short distance between Rafael Hernández Airport and Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN):

• For year 2007 the airport transported 400,473 passengers, nearly a 500% increase in five years.
• The furthest airport from Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Rafael Hernández Airport (meaning Rafael Hernández Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,204 miles (19,641 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
• Martinair is expanding its air-cargo operations to Aguadilla Airport.
• Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The capacity of the airport and its role as the main gateway to Porta del Sol has led local officials to take the position that the airport is extremely undeserved in a region which accounts for one third of Puerto Rico's total population, with the mayor of the Aguadilla asking for the airport to be transferred to the city on several occasions.
• During the low season of 2007 there were 59 flights per week, 1 daily flight to New York, 1 to Newark and Orlando and a flight 5 times per week to Ft.
• The closest airport to Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of BQN.
• Because of Rafael Hernández Airport's relatively low elevation of 237 feet, planes can take off or land at Rafael Hernández 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.
• Since the closure of Ramey AFB in 1974, the airport's control tower had remained standing, but was non-operational, limiting the airport to UNICOM communication as an uncontrolled airport.
• In 2000, North American Airlines reopened passenger service with a non-stop flight to New York JFK three times a week.

Facts about Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP):

• In addition to being known as "Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem)", another name for FOP is "65GA".
• The furthest airport from Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,322 miles (18,221 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem)'s relatively low elevation of 966 feet, planes can take off or land at Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) 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 closest airport to Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP) is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) W of FOP.
• Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP) currently has only 1 runway.