Nonstop flight route between Oak Harbor, Washington, United States and Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between NAS Whidbey Island (NUW), Oak Harbor, Washington, United States and Januária Airport (JNA), Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,492 miles (or 10,448 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 NAS Whidbey Island and Januária 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 NAS Whidbey Island and Januária Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about NAS Whidbey Island (NUW):

• In addition to being known as "NAS Whidbey Island", another name for NUW is "Ault Field".
• The closest airport to NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) is A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) S of NUW.
• On December 8, three workers started a topographic survey of what would become Ault Field, about four miles to the north.
• Because of NAS Whidbey Island's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Whidbey Island 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 NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,730 miles (17,268 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In 1958, the Heavy Attack Squadron Six Fleurs, moved from NAS Moffett Field, California, where they had been the Navy's second nuclear attack squadron.
• The other section of the air station is known as the Seaplane Base.
• Over 50 tenant commands are also located at NAS Whidbey Island, providing training, medical and dental, and other support services, including a Marine Aviation Training Support Group for Whidbey’s staff and student Marine Corps personnel.
• NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) has 2 runways.

Facts about Januária Airport (JNA):

• Januária Airport (JNA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 5 km northwest from downtown Januária.
• The closest airport to Januária Airport (JNA) is Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) SSE of JNA.
• The furthest airport from Januária Airport (JNA) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is located 11,992 miles (19,299 kilometers) away in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
• In addition to being known as "Januária Airport", another name for JNA is "Aeroporto de Januária".