Nonstop flight route between Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom and Læsø, Denmark:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between John A. Osborne Airport (MNI), Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom and Laesoe Airfield (BYR), Læsø, Denmark would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,621 miles (or 7,437 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 John A. Osborne Airport and Laesoe Airfield, 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 John A. Osborne Airport and Laesoe Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about John A. Osborne Airport (MNI):

• The completion of Gerald's Airport allowed for the resumption of regular commercial airline service to Montserrat for the first time since 1997, when W.
• Because of John A. Osborne Airport's relatively low elevation of 550 feet, planes can take off or land at John A. Osborne 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.
• John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) is Port Hedland International Airport (PHE), which is nearly antipodal to John A. Osborne Airport (meaning John A. Osborne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Hedland International Airport), and is located 12,183 miles (19,607 kilometers) away in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) is V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NE of MNI.
• Gerald's passenger terminal was dedicated in February 2005 by Anne, Princess Royal and the facility was formally opened on 11 July 2005.

Facts about Laesoe Airfield (BYR):

• The furthest airport from Laesoe Airfield (BYR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,452 miles (18,430 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Laesoe Airfield", another name for BYR is "Læsø Flyveplads".
• The closest airport to Laesoe Airfield (BYR) is Sindal Airport (CNL), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) WNW of BYR.
• Laesoe Airfield (BYR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Laesoe Airfield's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Laesoe Airfield 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.