Nonstop flight route between Montgomery, Alabama, United States and Les Cayes, Haiti:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States and Antoine Simon airport (CYA), Les Cayes, Haiti would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,249 miles (or 2,011 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 relatively short distance between Maxwell Air Force Base and Antoine Simon airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF):

• The closest airport to Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of MXF.
• On December 17, 1929, Congressman Lister Hill introduced a bill to appropriate $320,000 for the acquiring of 1,075 acres of land in Montgomery County as a part of an expansion program for Maxwell Field.
• Toward the end of February 1910, the Wright Brothers decided to open one of the world's earliest flying schools at the site that would subsequently become Maxwell AFB.
• Hill continued to argue for the attack group to be placed at Maxwell Field.
• The Aviation Repair Depot's land was leased by the U.S.
• The Air Corps Tactical School opened July 15, 1931.
• The furthest airport from Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,193 miles (18,013 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".

Facts about Antoine Simon airport (CYA):

• The expansion project will add a new 3,000-metre runway strip and a new terminal to the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Antoine Simon airport", another name for CYA is "Aéroport des Cayes".
• Because of Antoine Simon airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Antoine Simon 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.
• As of February 1st, 2013, Haiti has laid the first stone on the expansion of the Antoine-Simon Airport project in Les Cayes.
• Antoine Simon airport (CYA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Antoine Simon airport (CYA) is Jérémie Airport (JEE), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NW of CYA.
• Antoine-Simon Airport was financed and built by the Haitian government and inaugurated on 7 May 2005 by then Prime Minister Gérard Latortue.Taiwan financed the construction of the access road to the airport.
• The furthest airport from Antoine Simon airport (CYA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,895 miles (19,144 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.