Nonstop flight route between Immokalee, Florida, United States and Flores Island, Azores, Portugal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM), Immokalee, Florida, United States and Flores Airport (FLW), Flores Island, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,009 miles (or 4,842 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 Immokalee Regional Airport and Flores 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 Immokalee Regional Airport and Flores Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM):

• For the 12-month period ending December 30, 2011, the airport had 36,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 100 per day.
• Immokalee Regional Airport covers an area of 1,330 acres at an elevation of 37 feet above mean sea level.
• Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM) is Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) WNW of IMM.
• The furthest airport from Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Immokalee Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Immokalee Regional 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 "Immokalee Regional Airport", another name for IMM is "(former Immokalee Army Airfield)".
• Immokalee Regional Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of Immokalee, in Collier County, Florida, United States.

Facts about Flores Airport (FLW):

• Flores Airport is a regional airport on the island of Flores in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
• Flores Airport handled 45,122 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Flores Airport", another name for FLW is "Aeroporto das Flores".
• The closest airport to Flores Airport (FLW) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) N of FLW.
• Because of Flores Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Flores 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 first need for an airport/airfield on the island of Flores was recognized by the Marquis Francesco de Pinedo, colonel of the Italian Air Force, who was forced to land 200 km from the island of Flores, during his attempt to reach Newfoundland.
• The furthest airport from Flores Airport (FLW) is Flinders Island Airport (FLS), which is nearly antipodal to Flores Airport (meaning Flores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flinders Island Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
• Flores Airport (FLW) currently has only 1 runway.