Nonstop flight route between Moroni, Comoros and Shafter, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport (HAH), Moroni, Comoros and Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,450 miles (or 16,818 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 Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport and Shafter 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 Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport and Shafter Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport (HAH):

• The furthest airport from Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport (HAH) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,095 miles (17,855 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport (HAH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport's relatively low elevation of 93 feet, planes can take off or land at Prince Said Ibrahim 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.
• The closest airport to Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport (HAH) is Iconi Airport (YVA), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of HAH.
• In addition to being known as "Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport", another name for HAH is "Moroni Hahaya International Airport".

Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):

• Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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.
• For the 12-month period ending November 1, 2011, the airport had 45,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 123 per day.
• The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
• The primary aircraft flown at Minter Field was the Vultee BT-13 Valiant, which was used for basic flight training.
• Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".
• The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• With the end of the war in 1945, airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use in March 1948.