Nonstop flight route between Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP), Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,693 miles (or 7,553 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 Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and Fa'a'ā International 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 Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and Fa'a'ā International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP):

• Today, the training program is much longer, approximately 18 months, due to the increased complexity of today's aircraft.
• Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) has 4 runways.
• In addition to Navy students, VT-31 and 35 train pilots from the Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marines.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) is Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of NGP.
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,098 miles (17,861 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Corpus Christi", another name for NGP is "Truax Field".

Facts about Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT):

• Air Tahiti has its head office at the airport.
• Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) is Moorea Airport (MOZ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of PPT.
• Because of Fa'a'ā International Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Fa'a'ā 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 Mahina Lounge is a small airside lounge, after the security area.
• The furthest airport from Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) is El Debba Airport (EDB), which is nearly antipodal to Fa'a'ā International Airport (meaning Fa'a'ā International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Debba Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan.
• In addition to being known as "Fa'a'ā International Airport", another name for PPT is "Aéroport International Tahiti Fa'a'ā".