Nonstop flight route between Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ine Airport (IMI), Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,180 miles (or 9,945 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 Ine Airport and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington 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 Ine Airport and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IMI / |
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Location: | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°1'1"N by 171°28'58"E |
Area Served: | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IMI |
More Information: | IMI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EFD / KEFD |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°36'25"N by 95°9'32"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EFD |
More Information: | EFD Maps & Info |
Facts about Ine Airport (IMI):
- Because of Ine Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Ine 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ine Airport", another name for IMI is "N20".
- Ine Airport (IMI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ine Airport (IMI) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Ine Airport (meaning Ine Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,029 miles (19,359 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Ine Airport (IMI) is Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WNW of IMI.
Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):
- By the end of 1943, more than 65 women who served in the Women's Army Corps were also stationed at Ellington.
- The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Also the possibility of a new municipal airfield endangered the existence of Ellington Field, rumors circulated throughout the Texas National Guard that the War Department wanted to transfer the aviation schools at Kelly and Brooks Fields to Houston.
- During World War I, Ellington served as an advanced flight training base.
- The base, which consisted of a few hangars and some wooden headquarters buildings, was completed in a matter of months.
- Ellington Field was also a site for the USAAC Bombardier School, also known as "the Bombardment Academy of the Air." At Ellington Field, officials planned to train 4,480 bombardier cadets per year.
- In May 1923, the War Department had ordered the small caretaker force at Ellington Field to dismantle all remaining structures and to sell them as surplus.
- Ellington was considered surplus to requirements after World War I and the base was inactivated as an active duty airfield in January 1920.
- The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
- In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".