Nonstop flight route between Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia and Westhampton Beach, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI), Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia and Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK), Westhampton Beach, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,388 miles (or 18,326 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 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport and Francis S. Gabreski 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 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport and Francis S. Gabreski Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI):

• Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) has 2 runways.
• Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport handled 259,958 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (meaning Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,059 miles (19,408 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
• The closest airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) is Kambalda Airport (KDB), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) SSE of KGI.

Facts about Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK):

• As a result of funding shortfalls for the Vietnam War that resulted in the closure of numerous stateside air force bases and naval air stations, Suffolk County AFB deactivated in 1969 and the military installation was again transferred to the Suffolk County government for use as a civilian airport.
• The closest airport to Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) is Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of FOK.
• Because of Francis S. Gabreski Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Francis S. Gabreski 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 Suffolk County Police Aviation Section bases a Law Enforcement and MEDEVAC helicopter at the airport.
• The Suffolk County Army Air Field was built in 1943 as a United States Army Air Forces sub-base of nearby Mitchel Field.
• Military operations were reintroduced in June 1970 when the 102nd Air Refueling Squadron of the 106th Air Refueling Group, New York Air National Guard, relocated to Suffolk County with their KC-97 Stratotankers after the closing of Naval Air Station Floyd Bennett Field.
• Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) has 3 runways.
• Air Force One was also often located at the Air National Guard base in the summers of 1998 and 1999 during weeklong visits by President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton during extended stays at the Georgica Pond home of film director Steven Spielberg in East Hampton, New York.
• The furthest airport from Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,798 miles (18,988 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.