Nonstop flight route between Manhattan, Kansas, United States and Abemama Atoll, Kiribati:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK), Manhattan, Kansas, United States and Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA), Abemama Atoll, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,170 miles (or 9,930 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 Manhattan Regional Airport and Abemama Atoll 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 Manhattan Regional Airport and Abemama Atoll Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHK / KMHK |
Airport Name: | Manhattan Regional Airport |
Location: | Manhattan, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'27"N by 96°40'18"W |
Area Served: | Manhattan, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Manhattan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1066 feet (325 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MHK |
More Information: | MHK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEA / NGTB |
Airport Name: | Abemama Atoll Airport |
Location: | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°29'26"N by 173°49'42"E |
Area Served: | Abemama |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AEA |
More Information: | AEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK):
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2013–2017 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
- The furthest airport from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,646 miles (17,133 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Manhattan Regional Airport is a public airport in Riley County, Kansas.
- Starting when it merged Central Airlines in 1967, the original Frontier Airlines flew from Manhattan to Salina.
- The closest airport to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) is Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of MHK.
- An older 4,100-square-foot terminal building built in 1958 is now home to General Aviation Training & Testing Service.
- Since the 1950s a number of commercial airlines have operated routes out of Manhattan Regional Airport.
- Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) has 2 runways.
Facts about Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA):
- The closest airport to Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSW of AEA.
- Because of Abemama Atoll Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Abemama Atoll 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.
- In March 1944, the USAAF combat units moved west into the Marshalls, and Abemama became a transport hub for the 9th Troop Carrier Squadron until August.
- The furthest airport from Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is nearly antipodal to Abemama Atoll Airport (meaning Abemama Atoll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cape Palmas Airport), and is located 12,084 miles (19,448 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.