Nonstop flight route between Canton Island, Kiribati and Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Canton Island Airport (CIS), Canton Island, Kiribati and Resistencia International Airport (RES), Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,504 miles (or 12,076 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 Canton Island Airport and Resistencia International 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 Canton Island Airport and Resistencia International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIS / PCIS |
Airport Name: | Canton Island Airport |
Location: | Canton Island, Kiribati |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°46'9"S by 171°42'19"W |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIS |
More Information: | CIS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RES / SARE |
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Location: | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°26'58"S by 59°3'21"W |
Area Served: | Resistencia, Chaco |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 170 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RES |
More Information: | RES Maps & Info |
Facts about Canton Island Airport (CIS):
- Canton Island Airport (CIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Though Kanton Island was never physically invaded by Japanese forces, the airfield was bombarded on 1 November 1943 by the Japanese submarine I-36.
- During World War II, Kanton Island was considered part of the British-controlled Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony.
- The furthest airport from Canton Island Airport (CIS) is Malabo International Airport (SSG), which is nearly antipodal to Canton Island Airport (meaning Canton Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Malabo International Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
- Kanton Island airport continued to see use during the 1950s as a trans-Pacific stopover for DC-4, DC-6B and DC-7C aircraft for Pan American, British Commonwealth Pacific, Qantas and Canadian Pacific Airlines, but with the advent of long-range jet aircraft during the 1960s, their need for the island faded, and the airfield and its associated facilities were ultimately abandoned in 1965.
- Because of Canton Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Canton Island 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 closest airport to Canton Island Airport (CIS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is located 741 miles (1,193 kilometers) WSW of CIS.
Facts about Resistencia International Airport (RES):
- The closest airport to Resistencia International Airport (RES) is Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) E of RES.
- The furthest airport from Resistencia International Airport (RES) is Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Resistencia International Airport (meaning Resistencia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wenzhou Longwan International Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Because of Resistencia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Resistencia International 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.
- In addition to being known as "Resistencia International Airport", another name for RES is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Resistencia".
- Resistencia International Airport (RES) currently has only 1 runway.