Nonstop flight route between Candala, Somalia and Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Candala Airport (CXN), Candala, Somalia and Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP), Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,036 miles (or 12,932 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 Candala Airport and Ailinglaplap Atoll, 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 Candala Airport and Ailinglaplap Atoll. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Candala Airport (CXN):

• The furthest airport from Candala Airport (CXN) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,819 miles (19,021 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Candala Airport (CXN) is Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of CXN.
• Because of Candala Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Candala 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.

Facts about Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP):

• The closest airport to Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) is Woja Airport (WJA), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WNW of AIP.
• The current Iroijlaplap of Ailinglaplap is Anjua Loeak.
• "Ailinglaplap" translates as "greatest atoll" + ļapļap ), because the greatest legends of the Marshallese people were created there.
• The furthest airport from Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Ailinglaplap Atoll (meaning Ailinglaplap Atoll is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,218 miles (19,663 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.