Nonstop flight route between Foley, Alabama, United States and Mataiva, French Polynesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between NOLF Barin (NHX), Foley, Alabama, United States and Mataiva Airport (MVT), Mataiva, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,122 miles (or 8,243 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 NOLF Barin and Mataiva 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 NOLF Barin and Mataiva Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about NOLF Barin (NHX):

• The closest airport to NOLF Barin (NHX) is Jack Edwards Airport (GUF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of NHX.
• NOLF Barin (NHX) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "NOLF Barin", another name for NHX is "NBJ".
• Because of NOLF Barin's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at NOLF Barin 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 furthest airport from NOLF Barin (NHX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,147 miles (17,940 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.

Facts about Mataiva Airport (MVT):

• The furthest airport from Mataiva Airport (MVT) is Khartoum International Airport (KRT), which is nearly antipodal to Mataiva Airport (meaning Mataiva Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Khartoum International Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,858 kilometers) away in Khartoum, Sudan.
• Because of Mataiva Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mataiva 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 Mataiva Airport (MVT) is Arutua Airport (AXR), which is located 142 miles (228 kilometers) E of MVT.