Nonstop flight route between Avalon, California, United States and Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB), Avalon, California, United States and Kaben Airport (KBT), Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,772 miles (or 7,681 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 Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs 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 Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport and Kaben Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB):

• Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) is Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of CIB.
• Catalina Airport is a privately owned airport located six miles northwest of the central business district of Avalon, California in the middle of Catalina Island.
• Some exterior shots in the movie The In-Laws were shot at Catalina Airport, it doubling as a rural Latin airport.
• In addition to being known as "Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport", another name for CIB is "AVX".
• The furthest airport from Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.

Facts about Kaben Airport (KBT):

• 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 closest airport to Kaben Airport (KBT) is Maloelap Airport (MAV), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of KBT.
• Kaben is a small island, no more than 2.5 kilometers long and a kilometer across.
• 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.
• 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.