Nonstop flight route between Calverton, New York, United States and Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO), Calverton, New York, United States and Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,808 miles (or 9,347 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 Calverton Executive Airpark and Johnston Atoll 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 Calverton Executive Airpark and Johnston Atoll Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO):

• In 1996, the wreckage of TWA Flight 800 which had crashed about 20 miles south of the airport was reconstructed in a hangar.
• As discussions over whether the airport could be developed the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced in February 2008 that endangered Short-eared Owls and Northern Harriers had been spotted at the airport which would prompt the DEC to make the ultimate decision the environmental impact of the development.
• In January 2008, the Riverhead Town Board with newly elected officers signed a deal to close and sell the airport for $155 million to Riverhead Resorts.
• It was formerly the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton which was owned by the United States Navy and used to assemble, test, refit and retrofit jets built by the Grumman Corporation on Long Island.
• In addition to being known as "Calverton Executive Airpark", other names for CTO include "CTO[1]" and "3C8".
• Because of Calverton Executive Airpark's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Calverton Executive Airpark 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 furthest airport from Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The EPCAL site contains the largest remaining grassland on Long Island.
• Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) is Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of CTO.
• Through 2007, debates raged whether to turn the space into a mega complex around a NASCAR track called EPCAL Centre or a giant ski resort based construction of an artificial 350-foot high indoor ski mountain.

Facts about Johnston Atoll Airport (JON):

• In February 1941 Johnston Atoll was designated as a Naval Defensive Sea Area and Airspace Reservation.
• In July 1942 the civilian contractors at the atoll were replaced by 500 men from the 5th and 10th Naval Construction Battalions, who expanded the fuel storage and water production at the base and built additional facilities.
• On 15 December 1941 the atoll was shelled by a Japanese submarine outside the reef, several buildings were hit, but no personnel were injured.
• The furthest airport from Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) is Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD), which is nearly antipodal to Johnston Atoll Airport (meaning Johnston Atoll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lubango Mukanka Airport), and is located 12,195 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Lubango, Angola.
• The closest airport to Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is located 733 miles (1,179 kilometers) ENE of JON.
• Because of Johnston Atoll Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Johnston Atoll 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.
• Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) currently has only 1 runway.