Nonstop flight route between Marysville, California, United States and Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yuba County Airport (MYV), Marysville, California, United States and Henderson Field (MDY), Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,246 miles (or 5,223 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 Yuba County Airport and Henderson Field, 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 Yuba County Airport and Henderson Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MYV / KMYV |
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| Location: | Marysville, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°5'52"N by 121°34'10"W |
| Area Served: | Marysville, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Yuba County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MYV |
| More Information: | MYV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDY / PMDY |
| Airport Name: | Henderson Field |
| Location: | Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°12'5"N by 177°22'53"W |
| Area Served: | Midway Atoll |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Dept. of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MDY |
| More Information: | MDY Maps & Info |
Facts about Yuba County Airport (MYV):
- In addition to being known as "Yuba County Airport", another name for MYV is "(former Marysville Army Airfield)".
- The furthest airport from Yuba County Airport (MYV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,258 miles (18,118 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- It served there from November 5, 1943 until they moved to Oroville Army Airfield in January 1944.
- Yuba County Airport (MYV) has 2 runways.
- Because of Yuba County Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuba County 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 1946 the City of Marysville released all interest in the airport to Yuba County, and in August 1947, through the War Assets Administration, Marysville Army Airfield was released to Yuba County.
- The closest airport to Yuba County Airport (MYV) is Beale Air Force Base (BAB), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of MYV.
Facts about Henderson Field (MDY):
- Because of Henderson Field's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Henderson Field 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.
- After transition from the U.S.
- Henderson Field (MDY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Henderson Field (MDY) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 937 miles (1,508 kilometers) SE of MDY.
- The furthest airport from Henderson Field (MDY) is Lüderitz Airport (LUD), which is located 11,656 miles (18,759 kilometers) away in Luderitz, Namibia.
