Nonstop flight route between Hagåtña, Guam and Kuwait City, Kuwait:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Guam International Airport (GUM), Hagåtña, Guam and Kuwait International Airport (KWI), Kuwait City, Kuwait would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,166 miles (or 9,924 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 Guam International Airport and Kuwait 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 Guam International Airport and Kuwait International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Guam International Airport (GUM):

• Since Guam is outside the United States customs jurisdiction, passengers from all arrival flights go through GCQA inspection.
• After the war, the USAAF used the airfield for fighter defense of the Marianas, until early 1947 and as a transport hub.
• 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.
• Guam International Airport (GUM) has 2 runways.
• Guam International Airport handled 2,807,205 passengers last year.
• 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.
• For a comprehensive list of all accidents relating to Guam, visit the Aviation Safety Network database by linking to it from the external links section below.
• 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.
• The current passenger terminal's first phase was completed on September 10, 1996.
• In addition to being known as "Guam International Airport", another name for GUM is "Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport".

Facts about Kuwait International Airport (KWI):

• Because of Kuwait International Airport's relatively low elevation of 206 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuwait 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.
• Kuwait International Airport handled 937,661 passengers last year.
• The main airport structure was executed and completed by Al Hani Construction joint venture with Ballast Nedam, Holland.
• The closest airport to Kuwait International Airport (KWI) is Abadan International Airport (ABD), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) N of KWI.
• Kuwait International Airport (KWI) has 2 runways.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 206 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Kuwait International Airport", another name for KWI is "مطار الكويت الدولي".
• The furthest airport from Kuwait International Airport (KWI) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,977 miles (19,275 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.