Nonstop flight route between Moucha Island, Djibouti and Gander, Newfoundland, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moucha Airport (MHI), Moucha Island, Djibouti and Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,956 miles (or 9,586 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 Moucha Airport and Gander International 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 Moucha Airport and Gander International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Moucha Airport (MHI):

• The closest airport to Moucha Airport (MHI) is Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSW of MHI.
• The furthest airport from Moucha Airport (MHI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Moucha Airport (meaning Moucha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,690 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.

Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):

• With the advent of jets with longer range in the 1960s most flights no longer needed to refuel.
• Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
• Officials at Gander International Airport have stated that the future for the airport is grim unless the federal government provides funding to cover costs.
• The airport was the site for Canada's memorial service to mark the first anniversary of the attack, over which Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Transport Minister David Collenette, US Ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci, and provincial and local officials presided.
• On September 11, 2001, with United States airspace closed due to the terrorist attacks, Gander International played host to 39 airliners, totaling 6,122 passengers and 473 crew, as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon.
• Because of Gander International Airport's relatively low elevation of 496 feet, planes can take off or land at Gander 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 Gander International Airport (YQX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Gander International Airport (YQX) is St. John's International Airport (YYT), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SE of YQX.
• In March 2010, Sun Country Airlines announced that it would use Gander as a refueling stop for its new summer 2010 service between Minneapolis and London Stansted Airport and for its summer 2011 service between Minneapolis and London Gatwick Airport.
• The airport's runway 03/21 was also designated as an emergency landing runway for the Space Shuttle.
• To honour the people of Gander and Halifax for their support during the operation, Lufthansa named a new Airbus A340-300 "Gander/Halifax" on May 16, 2002.
• Runway 04/22 was extended from 8,400 to 10,500 ft in 1971.