Nonstop flight route between Enfidha, Tunisia and Shemya, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE), Enfidha, Tunisia and Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,224 miles (or 10,017 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 Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport and Eareckson Air Station, 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 Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport and Eareckson Air Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE):

• Enfidha Airport was originally planned as a second hub for Tunisair, but the airline stated that only occasional charter flights would be operated.
• Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Construction of the projected Enfidha Airport started in July 2007 by TAV Airports, which had submitted its offer in 2004.
• The closest airport to Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) is Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SE of NBE.
• The furthest airport from Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,790 miles (18,974 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport handled 210,000 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport", other names for NBE include "Aéroport international d'Enfidha-Hammamet", "مطار النفيضة حمامات الدولي" and "Maṭār an-Nafīḍah Ḥammāmāt ad-Duwalī".

Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):

• Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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.
• Jurisdiction of Shemya AFB was transferred from the Aerospace Defense Command to the Strategic Air Command when the former was inactivated on 1 October 1979.
• A second attack by B-24 Liberators was launched from Alexai Point and Shemya on 18 July.
• The aerial photos taken on the raid showed the Japanese were building up forces in the area, transferring aircraft presumably from air bases on Hokkaido.
• The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
• The mission of Eleventh Air Force was to take advantage of the new airfields on Shemya and Attu, and carry out offensive operations against the enemy forces in the Kuriles.
• With the exception of a small station housekeeping unit, Shemya was abandoned after the war.
• The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and "  ".