Nonstop flight route between Ocho Rios, Jamaica and SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ), Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,239 miles (or 5,212 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 Ian Fleming International Airport and Seattle–Tacoma 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 Ian Fleming International Airport and Seattle–Tacoma 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 Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ):

• The renaming of the airport was controversial, with some locals feeling that a prominent Jamaican should have been honoured in preference to the British Ian Fleming.
• Because of Ian Fleming International Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Ian Fleming 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 furthest airport from Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,859 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Renovations began in early 2009, and the total cost of construction was $300 million.
• The following table shows the number of passengers using the airport annually from 1997 through 2001.
• The closest airport to Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) is Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSE of OCJ.

Facts about Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA):

• The two-story North Concourse added four new gate positions and a new wing 600 feet long and 30 feet wide.
• The three parallel runways run nearly north–south, west of the passenger terminal, and are 8,500 to 11,900 feet long.
• The closest airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SEA.
• The furthest airport from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,781 miles (17,350 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Seattle's Central Link light-rail line serves the airport at the SeaTac/Airport Station, which opened on December 19, 2009.
• Because of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 433 feet, planes can take off or land at Seattle–Tacoma 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.
• Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has 3 runways.
• A new control tower was built beginning in 2001 and opened November 2004, at a cost of $26 million.
• Seattle–Tacoma International Airport handled 34,776,666 passengers last year.
• Interstate 5 and its offshoot Interstate 405 intersect very close to the airport, and most people use private vehicles to arrive at the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Seattle–Tacoma International Airport", another name for SEA is "Sea–Tac Airport".