Nonstop flight route between Mejit Island, Marshall Islands and Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mejit Airport (MJB), Mejit Island, Marshall Islands and Iqaluit Airport (YFB), Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,461 miles (or 10,398 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 Mejit Airport and Iqaluit 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 Mejit Airport and Iqaluit Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mejit Airport (MJB):

• Because of Mejit Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Mejit 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.
• Mejit Airport (MJB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Mejit Airport (MJB) is Ailuk Airport (AIM), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) W of MJB.
• The furthest airport from Mejit Airport (MJB) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Mejit Airport (meaning Mejit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,044 miles (19,383 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• In addition to being known as "Mejit Airport", another name for MJB is "Q30".

Facts about Iqaluit Airport (YFB):

• The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, conducted cold weather testing from Iqaluit Airport during February 2006 - its first North American visit.
• Iqaluit Airport (YFB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Iqaluit Airport (YFB) is Kimmirut Airport (YLC), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SSW of YFB.
• With the introduction of the intercontinental Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8, fewer airlines stopped at Iqaluit.
• The furthest airport from Iqaluit Airport (YFB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,428 miles (16,782 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Iqaluit Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Iqaluit 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.