Nonstop flight route between Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and Arusha, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kaben Airport (KBT), Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and Arusha Airport (ARK), Arusha, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,271 miles (or 14,920 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 Kaben Airport and Arusha 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 Kaben Airport and Arusha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBT / |
Airport Name: | Kaben Airport |
Location: | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°53'35"N by 170°50'41"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KBT |
More Information: | KBT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARK / HTAR |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Arusha, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°22'0"S by 36°37'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4550 feet (1,387 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ARK |
More Information: | ARK Maps & Info |
Facts about Kaben Airport (KBT):
- The furthest airport from Kaben Airport (KBT) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Kaben Airport (meaning Kaben Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,073 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Historically, the island has been claimed by the Iroij, royalty of the islands, as their personal property prohibiting peasant islanders from fishing the island's waters.
- The closest airport to Kaben Airport (KBT) is Maloelap Airport (MAV), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of KBT.
- Because of Kaben Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaben 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 fauna of the island is similar to that of the other islands in the Marshalls.
Facts about Arusha Airport (ARK):
- Arusha Airport (ARK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Arusha Airport handled 122,621 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Arusha Airport", another name for ARK is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Arusha (Swahili)".
- The closest airport to Arusha Airport (ARK) is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of ARK.
- The furthest airport from Arusha Airport (ARK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The airport is currently undergoing an expansion which includes an extension of the current runway and new terminal buildings.
- Because of Arusha Airport's high elevation of 4,550 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ARK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ARK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.