Nonstop flight route between Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands and Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands and Inverness Airport (INV), Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,238 miles (or 11,648 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 Inverness 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 Inverness Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is located 733 miles (1,179 kilometers) ENE of JON.
• 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.
• In February 1941 Johnston Atoll was designated as a Naval Defensive Sea Area and Airspace Reservation.
• In September 1941 construction of an airfield on Johnston Island commenced.

Facts about Inverness Airport (INV):

• Because of Inverness Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Inverness 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.
• Flybe is now the largest carrier at Inverness Airport.
• The furthest airport from Inverness Airport (INV) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,631 miles (18,718 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In 2004 Thomson Holidays, the UK's No1 Tour Operator launched a short series of peak season charter flights to Palma, Ibiza and Lanzarote using a Spanair A320, flights to Palma were maintained was added for a couple of seasons) through to 2010.
• The airport was originally used by the Royal Air Force during World War II and was opened for civil operations in 1947.
• Inverness Airport handled 608,184 passengers last year.
• Inverness Airport (INV) has 2 runways.
• Inverness Airport is an international airport situated at Dalcross, 7 NM north east of the city of Inverness in Scotland.
• The closest airport to Inverness Airport (INV) is Kinloss Barracks (FSS), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ENE of INV.
• There is no station at Inverness Airport, although the Aberdeen to Inverness Line runs along the southern perimeter of the airfield.
• In addition to being known as "Inverness Airport", another name for INV is "Port-adhair Inbhir Nis".