Nonstop flight route between Nadi, Fiji and Mobile, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nadi International Airport (NAN), Nadi, Fiji and Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,085 miles (or 11,403 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 Nadi International Airport and Mobile Regional 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 Nadi International Airport and Mobile Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nadi International Airport (NAN):

• Today, the largest concentration of hotels in Fiji has grown up in and around Nadi.
• The airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces when the Pacific War began in 1941, as USAAF Nandi.
• Drama came to Nadi Airport on 19 May 1987.
• Nadi International Airport (NAN) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Nadi International Airport (NAN) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is nearly antipodal to Nadi International Airport (meaning Nadi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Timbuktu Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,891 kilometers) away in Timbuktu, Mali.
• Because of Nadi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Nadi 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.
• The closest airport to Nadi International Airport (NAN) is Mana Island Airport (MNF), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of NAN.
• In 2008, a Qantas Airbus A380 had to make an emergency landing to disembark a sick passenger, showing that whilst not certified, the facilities at Nadi are sufficient to cater for the largest civilian aeroplane in the world.
• The Civil Aviation Authority of the Fiji Islands head office is at Nadi Airport.Air Pacific has its head office in the Air Pacific Maintenance & Administration Centre at the airport.

Facts about Mobile Regional Airport (MOB):

• Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.
• American Airlines restored flights to Chicago in April 2007 but ended them in September 2008.
• National Airlines served Mobile with Lockheed L-188 Electras.
• Because of Mobile Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile Regional 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.
• Continental Airlines flew nonstop service to Houston Intercontinental Airport during the late 1990s with Boeing 737-200 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 jets.
• US Airways via its US Airways Express affiliates continue nonstop flights to the US Airways hub in Charlotte.
• In addition to being known as "Mobile Regional Airport", other names for MOB include "Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile" and "(former Bates Army Airfield)".
• The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
• The furthest airport from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.