Nonstop flight route between Topeka, Kansas, United States and Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States and Jaluit Airport (UIT), Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,004 miles (or 11,272 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 Forbes Field and Jaluit 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 Forbes Field and Jaluit Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):

• In 1903, Pittsburgh Pirates' owner Barney Dreyfuss began to look for ground to build a larger capacity replacement for the team's then-current home, Exposition Park.
• In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
• The abandoned structure suffered two separate fires that damaged the park, on December 24, 1970 and July 17, 1971.
• The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Although Forbes Field developed a reputation as a "pitcher-friendly" ballpark, there was never a no-hitter thrown in the more than 4,700 games at the stadium.
• The final posted dimensions of the ballpark were left field line 365 feet, left-center field 406 feet, deepest left-center 457 feet, deep right-center 436 feet, right-center field 375 feet, and right field line 300 feet.
• Dreyfuss announced that unlike established wooden ballparks such as the Polo Grounds, he would build a three-tiered stadium out of steel and concrete to increase longevity—the first of its kind in the nation.Charles Wellford Leavitt, Jr.
• Barney Dreyfuss "hated cheap home runs and vowed he'd have none in his park", which led him to design a large playing field for Forbes Field.
• It is more accurate to say Mayor Magee threw out the first ball.
• The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.

Facts about Jaluit Airport (UIT):

• In addition to being known as "Jaluit Airport", another name for UIT is "N55".
• The furthest airport from Jaluit Airport (UIT) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Jaluit Airport (meaning Jaluit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,126 miles (19,515 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• The closest airport to Jaluit Airport (UIT) is Kili Airport (KIO), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WSW of UIT.
• Because of Jaluit Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Jaluit 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.
• Jaluit Airport (UIT) currently has only 1 runway.