Nonstop flight route between Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Jasper, Tennessee, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Marion County Airport (APT), Jasper, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,225 miles (or 1,972 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 United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and Marion County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):

• "Cactus Curtain" is a term describing the line separating the naval base from Cuban-controlled territory.
• President Barack Obama said he intends to close the detention camp, and plans to bring detainees to the United States to stand trial by the end of his first term in office.
• Until the 1953–59 revolution, thousands of Cubans commuted daily from outside the base to jobs within.
• The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
• The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 2005, the Navy completed a $12 million wind project erecting four wind turbines capable of supplying about a quarter of the base's peak power needs, reducing diesel fuel usage and pollution from the existing diesel generators, while saving $1.2 million in annual energy costs.
• During the war the base was set up to use a non-descript number for postal operations.

Facts about Marion County Airport (APT):

• Marion County Airport (APT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Marion County Airport (APT) is Franklin County Airport (UOS), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) WNW of APT.
• The furthest airport from Marion County Airport (APT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,258 miles (18,119 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Marion County Airport", another name for APT is "Brown Field".
• Because of Marion County Airport's relatively low elevation of 641 feet, planes can take off or land at Marion 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.