Nonstop flight route between Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Montego Bay, Jamaica:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK), Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Sangster International Airport (MBJ), Montego Bay, Jamaica would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,133 miles (or 1,823 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 relatively short distance between DeKalb–Peachtree Airport and Sangster International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK):

• Dekalb–Peachtree Airport covers an area of 745 acres at an elevation of 1,003 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK) is Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of PDK.
• DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK) has 4 runways.
• The furthest airport from DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,326 miles (18,227 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• While not primarily driven by the airport, a 30-acre mixed-use project called International Village is under development near the airport with a planned completion date of 2009.

Facts about Sangster International Airport (MBJ):

• The furthest airport from Sangster International Airport (MBJ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,877 miles (19,115 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The first international airline to fly into the Montego Bay Airport was Pan American Airways, and the airport, which in comparison to today's standards, was more like a small aerodrome, was operated by Pan American until 30 September 1949, when the Jamaican government took control of the facility.
• The closest airport to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) is Negril Aerodrome (NEG), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WSW of MBJ.
• Of the approximately 1.7 million annual visitors to Jamaica, 72% use SIA as their primary airport.
• Sangster International Airport handled 3,381,490 passengers last year.
• Sangster International Airport is an international airport located 3 mi east of Montego Bay, Jamaica.
• Because of Sangster International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Sangster 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.
• In 2006, there was a change in management at the airport following the change in the consortium that operates this facility.
• The airport is the busiest airport in the English-speaking Caribbean.
• Sangster International Airport (MBJ) currently has only 1 runway.