Nonstop flight route between Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji and Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Levuka Airfield (LEV), Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji and Kornasoren Airport (FOO), Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,196 miles (or 5,143 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 Levuka Airfield and Kornasoren 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 Levuka Airfield and Kornasoren Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Levuka Airfield (LEV):

• The closest airport to Levuka Airfield (LEV) is Suva International Airport (SUV), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) SSW of LEV.
• The furthest airport from Levuka Airfield (LEV) is Gao International Airport (GAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Levuka Airfield (meaning Levuka Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gao International Airport), and is located 12,306 miles (19,805 kilometers) away in Gao, Mali.
• Because of Levuka Airfield's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Levuka Airfield 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 Kornasoren Airport (FOO):

• Because of Kornasoren Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kornasoren 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 Kornasoren Airport (FOO) is Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ), which is nearly antipodal to Kornasoren Airport (meaning Kornasoren Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical)), and is located 12,186 miles (19,611 kilometers) away in São Luís, Brazil.
• Kornasoren Airport (FOO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kornasoren Airport (FOO) is Rendani Airport (MKW), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) W of FOO.
• Namber is located along the southwest shoreline and was improved and used by American forces, then also abandoned after the end of the war.
• In addition to being known as "Kornasoren Airport", other names for FOO include "Numfor Airport" and "WABF".
• Yebrurro Airfield, also used by the Americans, remained in service until the end of the war.
• The airfield was one of three constructed by the Japanese during their occupation of the island in 1943/1944.