Nonstop flight route between Niagara Falls, New York, United States and Atar, Mauritania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG), Niagara Falls, New York, United States and Atar Airport (ATR), Atar, Mauritania would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,060 miles (or 6,534 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 Niagara Falls International Airport and Atar 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 Niagara Falls International Airport and Atar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG):

• Niagara Falls International Airport handled 200,000 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) is St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WNW of IAG.
• Because of Niagara Falls International Airport's relatively low elevation of 589 feet, planes can take off or land at Niagara Falls 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.
• Niagara Falls International Airport opened in 1928 as a municipal airport with four crushed-stone runways.
• In 2011 Niagara Falls International served an estimated 200,000 passengers.
• American Airlines stopped at Niagara Falls until 1956.
• Today, the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station is home to the Air Force Reserve Command's 914th Airlift Wing, flying the C-130 Hercules and the New York Air National Guard's 107th Airlift Wing, which shares the 914th AW's C-130 aircraft.
• Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) has 3 runways.

Facts about Atar Airport (ATR):

• Because of Atar Airport's relatively low elevation of 758 feet, planes can take off or land at Atar 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.
• Atar Airport (ATR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Atar Airport (ATR) is Maré Airport (MEE), which is nearly antipodal to Atar Airport (meaning Atar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maré Airport), and is located 12,340 miles (19,859 kilometers) away in Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia.
• The closest airport to Atar Airport (ATR) is Akjoujt Airport (AJJ), which is located 102 miles (164 kilometers) WSW of ATR.