Nonstop flight route between Natchez, Mississippi, United States and Quoin Hill, Vanuatu:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Natchez–Adams County Airport (HEZ), Natchez, Mississippi, United States and Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,166 miles (or 9,923 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 Natchez–Adams County Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield, 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 Natchez–Adams County Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Natchez–Adams County Airport (HEZ):

• Natchez–Adams County Airport, also known as Hardy–Anders Field, is a county-owned public-use airport located six nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Natchez, a city in Adams County, Mississippi, United States.
• In addition to being known as "Natchez–Adams County Airport", another name for HEZ is "Hardy–Anders Field".
• The furthest airport from Natchez–Adams County Airport (HEZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,998 miles (17,700 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Natchez–Adams County Airport (HEZ) has 2 runways.
• Because of Natchez–Adams County Airport's relatively low elevation of 272 feet, planes can take off or land at Natchez–Adams County 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 Natchez–Adams County Airport (HEZ) is McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) ESE of HEZ.

Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ):

• Quoin Hill Airfield was an airfield in North Efate, in Vanuatu.
• The furthest airport from Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• A site was chosen for a bomber airfield and in October the Seebees started constructing a 6,000 feet by 200 feet runway which was completed by the middle of January 1943.
• The closest airport to Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is Wake Island Airfield (AWK), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) NW of UIQ.
• Investigations took place in the late 1980s as to whether Quoin Hill could be used as an alternate for Bauerfield International Airport, but this never came to fruition.