Nonstop flight route between Macon, Georgia, United States and Niigata, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), Macon, Georgia, United States and Niigata Airport (KIJ), Niigata, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,834 miles (or 10,999 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 Middle Georgia Regional Airport and Niigata 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 Middle Georgia Regional Airport and Niigata Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN):

• Middle Georgia Regional Airport covers an area of 1,149 acres at an elevation of 354 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,352 miles (18,270 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) is Robins Air Force Base (WRB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of MCN.
• The two Army built hangars still exist along with a few old warehouses.
• Commercial airline service to this airport included Eastern Airlines and Delta Air Lines with its ASA "Delta Connection" discontinuing service to the airport in 2008.
• Because of Middle Georgia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Middle Georgia Regional 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.
• On August 17, 1941, the first class of British Royal Air Force cadets arrived at Cochran Field.

Facts about Niigata Airport (KIJ):

• The airport saw several major service expansions in the spring of 2012, when China Eastern Airlines, Fuji Dream Airlines and All Nippon Airways announced service to Shanghai, Nagoya and Narita respectively.
• The closest airport to Niigata Airport (KIJ) is Shonai Airport (SYO), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) NNE of KIJ.
• In addition to being known as "Niigata Airport", other names for KIJ include "新潟空港" and "Niigata Kūkō".
• Niigata Airport (KIJ) has 2 runways.
• Because of Niigata Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Niigata 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.
• Niigata Airport is a second class airport located 6.7 km northeast of Niigata Station in Niigata, Japan.
• The furthest airport from Niigata Airport (KIJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.