Nonstop flight route between Greenville, North Carolina, United States and Quoin Hill, Vanuatu:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV), Greenville, North Carolina, United States and Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,781 miles (or 10,914 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 Pitt–Greenville Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield, 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 Pitt–Greenville Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV):

• The furthest airport from Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,719 miles (18,860 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) is Kinston Regional Jetport (ISO), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of PGV.
• This expansion will also bring this runway up to current runway safety area standards.
• Airport diagram showing the three runways
• The Works Progress Administration constructed the Greenville Airport in 1940 on land that was jointly owned by the city of Greenville and Pitt County.
• Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) has 3 runways.
• The first Marine Corps flying squadrons to arrive were scout bombing squadrons VMSB-343 and VMSB-344 in January 1944.
• Because of Pitt–Greenville Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Pitt–Greenville 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.
• Pitt–Greenville Airport is a public airport located two miles north of East Carolina University and the central business district of Greenville.

Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ):

• Investigations took place in the late 1980s as to whether Quoin Hill could be used as an alternate for Bauerfield International Airport, but this never came to fruition.
• The closest airport to Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is Wake Island Airfield (AWK), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) NW of UIQ.
• A site was chosen for a bomber airfield and in October the Seebees started constructing a 6,000 feet by 200 feet runway which was completed by the middle of January 1943.
• The furthest airport from Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.