Nonstop flight route between Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu and Brunswick, Maine, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malekoula Airport (LPM), Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu and Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), Brunswick, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,596 miles (or 13,833 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 Malekoula Airport and Naval Air Station Brunswick, 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 Malekoula Airport and Naval Air Station Brunswick. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Malekoula Airport (LPM):

• The closest airport to Malekoula Airport (LPM) is Craig Cove Airport (CCV), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of LPM.
• The furthest airport from Malekoula Airport (LPM) is Kiffa Airport (KFA), which is nearly antipodal to Malekoula Airport (meaning Malekoula Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kiffa Airport), and is located 12,384 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Kiffa, Mauritania.
• In addition to being known as "Malekoula Airport", another name for LPM is "Lamap Airport".
• Because of Malekoula Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Malekoula 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 Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ):

• The base is now known as Brunswick Landing.
• After being listed on the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure list, NAS Brunswick began preparing itself for shut down with a mandated September 2011 closure date.
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,697 miles (18,825 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1962, NAS Brunswick and Fleet Air Wing Five began the transition to the P-3A Orion marking the beginning of a new era in Naval Patrol Aviation.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) is Wiscasset Airport (ISS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) ENE of NHZ.
• On June 15, 1950, North Korea on Chinese authorization crossed the 38th parallel and invaded their neighbors in South Korea.
• Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) has 2 runways.
• On August 2 of 1990, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein launched an invasion on the neighboring country of Kuwait.
• The air station was deactivated in October 1946, the land was reverted to caretaker status, and the land and buildings leased jointly to the University of Maine and Bowdoin College.
• Because of Naval Air Station Brunswick's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Brunswick 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 September 2008, NAS Brunswick hosted the 33rd Great State of Maine Air Show for the last time, which boasted an attendance of more than 150,000 people from the local area and out of state.