Nonstop flight route between Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States and Marco Island, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between First Flight Airport (FFA), Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States and Marco Island Airport (MRK), Marco Island, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 778 miles (or 1,252 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 relatively short distance between First Flight Airport and Marco Island Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFA / KFFA | 
| Airport Name: | First Flight Airport | 
| Location: | Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'5"N by 75°40'17"W | 
| Area Served: | Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina | 
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. National Park Service | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FFA | 
| More Information: | FFA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRK / KMKY | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Marco Island, Florida, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°59'42"N by 81°40'20"W | 
| Area Served: | Marco Island, Florida | 
| Operator/Owner: | Collier County Arpt. Auth. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MRK | 
| More Information: | MRK Maps & Info | 
Facts about First Flight Airport (FFA):
- The airport itself is famous for being the site of hundreds of pre-flight gliding experiments carried out by the Wright brothers.
- Because of First Flight Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at First Flight 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.
- First Flight Airport (FFA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to First Flight Airport (FFA) is Dare County Regional Airport (MEO), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) S of FFA.
- The furthest airport from First Flight Airport (FFA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,810 miles (19,007 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Marco Island Airport (MRK):
- The furthest airport from Marco Island Airport (MRK) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Marco Island Airport (MRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Marco Island Airport", other names for MRK include "Marco Island Executive Airport" and "MKY".
- The closest airport to Marco Island Airport (MRK) is Naples Municipal Airport (APF), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) NNW of MRK.
- Because of Marco Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Marco 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.




