Nonstop flight route between Westhampton Beach, New York, United States and Mitú, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK), Westhampton Beach, New York, United States and Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP), Mitú, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,740 miles (or 4,409 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 Francis S. Gabreski Airport and Fabio Alberto León Bentley 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 Francis S. Gabreski Airport and Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK):

• The furthest airport from Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,798 miles (18,988 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Francis S. Gabreski Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Francis S. Gabreski 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.
• In 1955, the 23 FIG was reassigned to Presque Isle AFB, Maine and replaced by the newly activated 52nd Fighter-Interceptor Wing, which flew under various designations from Suffolk County AFB until 1969, with the 2d and 5th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons flying F-94 Starfire, F-101 Voodoo and F-102 Delta Dagger interceptors.
• Suffolk County Airport operated as a civilian general aviation airport without a military unit from 1969 until 1970.
• Military operations were reintroduced in June 1970 when the 102nd Air Refueling Squadron of the 106th Air Refueling Group, New York Air National Guard, relocated to Suffolk County with their KC-97 Stratotankers after the closing of Naval Air Station Floyd Bennett Field.
• The closest airport to Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) is Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of FOK.
• Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) has 3 runways.
• The Suffolk County Police Aviation Section bases a Law Enforcement and MEDEVAC helicopter at the airport.

Facts about Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP):

• Because of Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport's relatively low elevation of 680 feet, planes can take off or land at Fabio Alberto León Bentley 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 furthest airport from Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) is Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG), which is nearly antipodal to Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (meaning Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rahadi Usman Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,949 kilometers) away in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
• Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport", another name for MVP is "Aeropuerto Fabio Alberto León Bentley".
• The closest airport to Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) is La Pedrera Airport (LPD), which is located 184 miles (296 kilometers) SSE of MVP.