Nonstop flight route between Marfa, Texas, United States and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF), Marfa, Texas, United States and St. John's International Airport (YYT), St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,936 miles (or 4,725 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 Marfa Municipal Airport and St. John's 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 Marfa Municipal Airport and St. John's 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 Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF):

• The furthest airport from Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,361 miles (18,283 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Marfa Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,849 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MRF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MRF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Marfa Gliders offers sailplane flight training and glider rides throughout the year and hosts a soaring camp in spring.
• The closest airport to Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF) is Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of MRF.
• Marfa Municipal Airport covers an area of 816 acres at an elevation of 4,849 feet above mean sea level.
• Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF) has 3 runways.

Facts about St. John's International Airport (YYT):

• The airport underwent a $50 million renovation in 2002.
• St. John's International Airport (YYT) has 3 runways.
• St. John's International Airport handled 1,318,713 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to St. John's International Airport (YYT) is Gander International Airport (YQX), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) NW of YYT.
• Because of St. John's International Airport's relatively low elevation of 461 feet, planes can take off or land at St. John's 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.
• Although the airfield was not used as much as Argentia, Gander, Stephenville and Goose Bay Airports in the movement of large numbers of aircraft to England, it was still quite busy.
• The furthest airport from St. John's International Airport (YYT) is Portland Airport (PTJ), which is located 11,475 miles (18,467 kilometers) away in Portland, Victoria, Australia.