Nonstop flight route between Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands and Ladouanie, Suriname:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands and Laduani Airstrip (LDO), Ladouanie, Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,712 miles (or 12,411 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 Laduani Airstrip, 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 Laduani Airstrip. 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.
• In February 1941 Johnston Atoll was designated as a Naval Defensive Sea Area and Airspace Reservation.
• 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 is located on the Johnston Atoll in the United States Minor Outlying Islands, in the Pacific Ocean several hundred kilometers southwest of Hawaii.
• In July 1942 the civilian contractors at the atoll were replaced by 500 men from the 5th and 10th Naval Construction Battalions, who expanded the fuel storage and water production at the base and built additional facilities.
• 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.

Facts about Laduani Airstrip (LDO):

• Because of Laduani Airstrip's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Laduani Airstrip 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 Laduani Airstrip (LDO) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Laduani Airstrip (meaning Laduani Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,287 miles (19,774 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.
• In addition to being known as "Laduani Airstrip", another name for LDO is "SMDO".
• The closest airport to Laduani Airstrip (LDO) is Botopasi Airstrip (BTO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of LDO.