Nonstop flight route between Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands and Jinka, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands and Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO), Jinka, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,071 miles (or 16,208 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 Johnston Atoll Airport and Baco Airport (Jinka 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 Johnston Atoll Airport and Baco Airport (Jinka Airport). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JON / PJON |
Airport Name: | Johnston Atoll Airport |
Location: | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°43'42"N by 169°32'3"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JON |
More Information: | JON Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCO / HABC |
Airport Name: | Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) |
Location: | Jinka, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°46'58"N by 36°33'43"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BCO |
More Information: | BCO Maps & Info |
Facts about Johnston Atoll Airport (JON):
- The furthest airport from Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) is Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD), which is nearly antipodal to Johnston Atoll Airport (meaning Johnston Atoll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lubango Mukanka Airport), and is located 12,195 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Lubango, Angola.
- In 1935 personnel from the US Navy's Patrol Wing Two carried out some minor construction to develop the atoll for seaplane operation.
- The closest airport to Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is located 733 miles (1,179 kilometers) ENE of JON.
- Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Johnston Atoll Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Johnston Atoll 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.
- Johnston Atoll Airport is located on the Johnston Atoll in the United States Minor Outlying Islands, in the Pacific Ocean several hundred kilometers southwest of Hawaii.
Facts about Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO):
- Because of Baco Airport (Jinka Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Baco Airport (Jinka 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 furthest airport from Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (meaning Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,027 miles (19,356 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO) is Arba Minch Airport (AMH), which is located 73 miles (117 kilometers) ENE of BCO.