Nonstop flight route between Majuro, Marshall Islands and Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway:
Departure Airport:
(7°3'52"N by 171°16'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E)
Distance from MAJ to LYR:
6,471.91 miles (10,415.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ), Majuro, Marshall Islands and Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,472 miles (or 10,415 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 Marshall Islands International Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear, 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 Marshall Islands International Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAJ / PKMJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Majuro, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°3'52"N by 171°16'18"E |
| Area Served: | Majuro |
| Operator/Owner: | RMI Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAJ |
| More Information: | MAJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYR / ENSB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E |
| Area Served: | Svalbard, Norway |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYR |
| More Information: | LYR Maps & Info |
Facts about Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ):
- Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Republic of the Marshall Islands Ports Authority replaced the Marshall Islands Airports Authority in managing the airport in 2003 under RMI Port Authority Act.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Islands International Airport", another name for MAJ is "Amata Kabua International Airport".
- The closest airport to Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) is Airok Airport (AIC), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) NW of MAJ.
- Taxis and shuttle buses provide ground transportation to and from the airport to other areas of the island.
- Between 2007 and 2009, airport improvement projects replaced the runway surfaces, rebuilt the apron to better handle aircraft and repaved and added markings to the runway.
- Because of Marshall Islands International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Marshall Islands International 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 Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Marshall Islands International Airport (meaning Marshall Islands International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,044 miles (19,382 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR):
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear handled 126,350 passengers last year.
- Because of Svalbard Airport, Longyear's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Svalbard Airport, Longyear 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.
- While the Catalina was suitable for postal flights, it was not suitable for a permanent solution for transporting passengers and freight, mainly due to its small size.
- In addition to being known as "Svalbard Airport, Longyear", another name for LYR is "Svalbard lufthavn, Longyear".
- The closest airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), which is located 534 miles (859 kilometers) SSE of LYR.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lufttransport has been at the airport since 1976.
- The runway is 2,483 metres long and aligned 10/28, equipped with instrument landing system, but there are no taxiways.
- The furthest airport from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,170 miles (16,367 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear is the main airport serving Svalbard in Norway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 3.62 miles (5.82 km) NW | Airok Airport (AIC) | Airok, Marshall Islands |     |
| 2 | 14.84 miles (23.89 km) ESE | Ine Airport (IMI) | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 44.48 miles (71.58 km) E | Tinak Airport (TIC) | Tinak, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 74.68 miles (120.18 km) SSE | Mili Airport (MIJ) | Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 74.98 miles (120.67 km) N | Aur Airport (AUL) | Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 86.03 miles (138.46 km) SE | Enejit Airport (EJT) | Enejit, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 113.37 miles (182.45 km) N | Maloelap Airport (MAV) | Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 129.68 miles (208.70 km) NNW | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 137.73 miles (221.66 km) SW | Jaluit Airport (UIT) | Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 162.05 miles (260.80 km) WNW | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 164.16 miles (264.19 km) WNW | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 174.41 miles (280.68 km) W | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 176.84 miles (284.60 km) WSW | Kili Airport (KIO) | Kili Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 179.84 miles (289.43 km) NNW | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 188.46 miles (303.29 km) W | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,043.70 miles (19,382.40 km) E | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,642.91 miles (18,737.40 km) S | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,625.98 miles (18,710.16 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,600.50 miles (18,669.15 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,589.09 miles (18,650.79 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 11,536.05 miles (18,565.43 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,529.75 miles (18,555.29 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,523.04 miles (18,544.49 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 11,518.47 miles (18,537.13 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 10 | 11,511.07 miles (18,525.23 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 11 | 11,507.56 miles (18,519.57 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 11,503.58 miles (18,513.17 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 13 | 11,494.75 miles (18,498.96 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 11,493.61 miles (18,497.13 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 11,481.38 miles (18,477.45 km) SSW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 533.85 miles (859.15 km) SSE | Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) | Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 2 | 543.13 miles (874.07 km) SSE | Hammerfest Airport (HFT) | Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 3 | 544.90 miles (876.94 km) SSE | Mehamn Airport (MEH) | Mehamn, Norway | |
| 4 | 549.48 miles (884.30 km) SSE | Hasvik Airport (HAA) | Hasvik, Norway | |
| 5 | 564.10 miles (907.83 km) SSE | Berlevåg Airport (BVG) | Berlevåg, Norway | |
| 6 | 586.80 miles (944.37 km) SSE | Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) | Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 7 | 589.37 miles (948.49 km) SSE | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| 8 | 591.10 miles (951.28 km) SSE | Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) | Lakselv, Norway | |
| 9 | 593.13 miles (954.55 km) SSE | Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) | Sørkjosen, Norway | |
| 10 | 595.17 miles (957.83 km) S | Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) | Tromsø, Norway | |
| 11 | 613.51 miles (987.35 km) SE | Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) | Vardø, Norway | |
| 12 | 618.76 miles (995.80 km) S | Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX) | Andenes, Norway | |
| 13 | 622.86 miles (1,002.39 km) SSE | Vadsø Airport (VDS) | Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 14 | 637.58 miles (1,026.08 km) S | Bardufoss Airport (BDU) | Bardufoss, Norway | |
| 15 | 645.47 miles (1,038.79 km) SSE | Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,169.96 miles (16,366.93 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,155.21 miles (16,343.19 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,123.73 miles (16,292.52 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,105.38 miles (16,262.99 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,050.22 miles (16,174.23 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,046.48 miles (16,168.20 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,035.38 miles (16,150.34 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,032.30 miles (16,145.38 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,015.87 miles (16,118.93 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,002.12 miles (16,096.81 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,001.91 miles (16,096.47 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,978.64 miles (16,059.03 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,966.83 miles (16,040.02 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,957.34 miles (16,024.74 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 9,955.39 miles (16,021.60 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |