Nonstop flight route between Plaisance, Mauritius and New York City, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), Plaisance, Mauritius and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New York City, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,278 miles (or 14,931 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 Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport and John F. Kennedy 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 Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport and John F. Kennedy 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 Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU):

• Because of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport's relatively low elevation of 186 feet, planes can take off or land at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam 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.
• In addition to being known as "Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport", another name for MRU is "Plaisance Airport".
• A new passenger terminal was inaugurated on 30 August 2013, and became fully operational in September 2013.
• A map showing destinations served by the airport.
• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport handled 269,086 passengers last year.
• In 1942, when Mauritius was a Crown colony, the government decided to build a small airport at Plaine Magnien near Mahébourg.
• The furthest airport from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,697 miles (18,824 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
• The closest airport to Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) is Roland Garros Airport (RUN), which is located 144 miles (231 kilometers) WSW of MRU.
• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, SSR Airport, is the main international airport in Mauritius.

Facts about John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK):

• Over seventy airlines operate out of JFK.
• The furthest airport from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,764 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• John F. Kennedy International Airport handled 50,423,765 passengers last year.
• John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) has 4 runways.
• On March 19, 2007 JFK became the first airport in the United States to receive the Airbus A380 with passengers aboard.
• Airlines began scheduling jets into JFK in 1958–59.
• The closest airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of JFK.
• Because of John F. Kennedy International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at John F. Kennedy 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.
• British Airways is currently evaluating the future of Terminal 7, as its lease with the Port Authority ends in 2015.
• Terminal 2 opened in 1962 as the home of Northeast Airlines, Braniff and Northwest Airlines, and is now exclusively used and operated by Delta Air Lines.