Nonstop flight route between Lemoore, California, United States and Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC), Lemoore, California, United States and Mbambanakira Airport (MBU), Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,081 miles (or 9,786 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 Lemoore and Mbambanakira 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 Lemoore and Mbambanakira 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 Lemoore (NLC):

• Because of Naval Air Station Lemoore's relatively low elevation of 234 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Lemoore 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 Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,363 miles (18,287 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) is New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of NLC.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Lemoore", other names for NLC include "Reeves Field" and "KNLC - FAA: NLC".
• Commissioned in 1961, NAS Lemoore, as seen from an aircraft flying above, looks significant and stands out from the farmlands of Central California, due to its large construction.

Facts about Mbambanakira Airport (MBU):

• The closest airport to Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) is Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NNE of MBU.
• The furthest airport from Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is nearly antipodal to Mbambanakira Airport (meaning Mbambanakira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap Skirring Airport), and is located 12,141 miles (19,539 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.