Nonstop flight route between Maripasoula, French Guiana and Omak, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maripasoula Airport (MPY), Maripasoula, French Guiana and Omak Airport (OMK), Omak, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,919 miles (or 7,916 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 Maripasoula Airport and Omak 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 Maripasoula Airport and Omak Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Maripasoula Airport (MPY):

• Maripasoula Airport (MPY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Maripasoula Airport's relatively low elevation of 377 feet, planes can take off or land at Maripasoula 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 closest airport to Maripasoula Airport (MPY) is Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NW of MPY.
• The furthest airport from Maripasoula Airport (MPY) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Maripasoula Airport (meaning Maripasoula Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,384 miles (19,930 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.

Facts about Omak Airport (OMK):

• By December 1943, bomber aircraft commonly used the flight strip.
• Food and snacks are available at this airport's terminal, as well as a medical facility, accommodation areas, administrative offices and hangar buildings maintained by the Omak City Council.
• After being considered for upgrading in December 1956, the Omak City Council thought that the boundary lighting of what would become known as Omak Airport required improvements, and estimated that the cost would be around $16,000.
• The closest airport to Omak Airport (OMK) is Grand Forks Airport (ZGF), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NE of OMK.
• Omak Airport (OMK) currently has only 1 runway.
• There is a radio navigation aid provided at the Omak Airport which are used by pilots on aircraft coming from other nearby airports to determine their location.
• In addition to being known as "Omak Airport", other names for OMK include "Omak Municipal Airport" and "Omak City Airport".
• The furthest airport from Omak Airport (OMK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,660 miles (17,155 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In 2010, when a 72.4 percent decrease was represented, a total of 4,254 aircraft used the Omak Airport.
• Numerous aircraft took off after an air show celebration at the terminal, which contained a breakfast service for aircraft pilots and a dinner service later that day.