Nonstop flight route between Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands and Bedford, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands and Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED), Bedford, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,733 miles (or 12,444 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 Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport and Laurence G. Hanscom Field, 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 Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport and Laurence G. Hanscom Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT):

• The closest airport to Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) is Wallis Island (WLS), which is located 145 miles (233 kilometers) ENE of FUT.
• Because of Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele 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 Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) is Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM), which is nearly antipodal to Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (meaning Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diori Hamani International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Niamey, Niger.
• Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED):

• In April 1975, President Gerald Ford used Hanscom Field before and after making speeches in Lexington, Massachusetts and Concord, Massachusetts to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
• The closest airport to Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) ESE of BED.
• From 1999 until 2003, Shuttle America, a Connecticut-based regional airline operating for US Airways Express, operated scheduled service from the airfield, carrying more than 10,000 passengers each month to airports in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania using De Havilland Dash 8 and Saab 340 aircraft.
• In 2008, and many years prior, Hanscom has handled the second most aircraft movements of any airport in New England.
• Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Laurence G. Hanscom Field", another name for BED is "Hanscom Air Force Base".
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 8,385 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 7,350 in 2009, and 7,952 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,753 miles (18,914 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Laurence G. Hanscom Field's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at Laurence G. Hanscom Field 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.