Nonstop flight route between Prescott, Arizona, United States and Koumac, New Caledonia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC), Prescott, Arizona, United States and Koumac Airport (KOC), Koumac, New Caledonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,655 miles (or 10,709 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 Prescott Municipal Airport and Koumac 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 Prescott Municipal Airport and Koumac Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC):

• In addition to being known as "Prescott Municipal Airport", another name for PRC is "Ernest A. Love Field".
• Because of Prescott Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,045 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PRC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PRC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Prescott Municipal Airport, Ernest A.
• This facility is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.
• Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC) has 3 runways.
• The first airline flights at Prescott were TWA DC-3s in late 1947.
• The furthest airport from Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,376 miles (18,307 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC) is Sedona Airport (SDX), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) ENE of PRC.

Facts about Koumac Airport (KOC):

• The closest airport to Koumac Airport (KOC) is Koné Airport (KNQ), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) SE of KOC.
• The furthest airport from Koumac Airport (KOC) is Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB), which is nearly antipodal to Koumac Airport (meaning Koumac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nouadhibou International Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,874 kilometers) away in Nouadhibou, Mauritania.
• Because of Koumac Airport's relatively low elevation of 138 feet, planes can take off or land at Koumac 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.
• Koumac Airport (KOC) currently has only 1 runway.