Nonstop flight route between Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands and Hagåtña, Guam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS), Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands and Guam International Airport (GUM), Hagåtña, Guam would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,460 miles (or 15,224 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 Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport and Guam 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 Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport and Guam 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: | EIS / TUPJ | 
| Airport Name: | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport | 
| Location: | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°26'44"N by 64°32'35"W | 
| Area Served: | British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom | 
| Operator/Owner: | BVIAA | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from EIS | 
| More Information: | EIS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUM / PGUM | 
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| Location: | Hagåtña, Guam | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°29'2"N by 144°47'49"E | 
| Area Served: | Guam | 
| Operator/Owner: | A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 297 feet (91 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GUM | 
| More Information: | GUM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS):
- Historically, in 1986 the airport had scheduled passenger jet service operated by British Caribbean Airways with direct flights to Miami.
 - The airport houses the BVI Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.
 - Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (meaning Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Because of Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Terrance B. Lettsome 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.
 - The closest airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) is Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) W of EIS.
 
Facts about Guam International Airport (GUM):
- In addition to being known as "Guam International Airport", another name for GUM is "Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport".
 - Guam International Airport (GUM) has 2 runways.
 - Since all flights require customs or immigration inspection, the airport's post-security concourse and gate area was not designed to separate arriving and departing passengers.
 - Guam International Airport handled 2,807,205 passengers last year.
 - Transit passengers are also inspected by the USCBP before being allowed to proceed to their connecting gate.
 - Because of Guam International Airport's relatively low elevation of 297 feet, planes can take off or land at Guam 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.
 - Travel to Guam was restricted to military personnel with a security clearance until 1962.
 - The furthest airport from Guam International Airport (GUM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Guam International Airport (meaning Guam International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,223 miles (19,671 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
 - The closest airport to Guam International Airport (GUM) is Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NE of GUM.
 
