Nonstop flight route between Racine, Wisconsin, United States and Luganville, Vanuatu:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between John H. Batten Airport (RAC), Racine, Wisconsin, United States and Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON), Luganville, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,694 miles (or 12,382 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 John H. Batten Airport and Santo-Pekoa 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 John H. Batten Airport and Santo-Pekoa International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAC / KRAC | 
| Airport Name: | John H. Batten Airport | 
| Location: | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°45'38"N by 87°48'55"W | 
| Area Served: | Racine, Wisconsin | 
| Operator/Owner: | Racine Commercial Airport Corp. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 674 feet (205 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RAC | 
| More Information: | RAC Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SON / NVSS | 
| Airport Name: | Santo-Pekoa International Airport | 
| Location: | Luganville, Vanuatu | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°30'20"S by 167°13'17"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Vanuatu Limited | 
| Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SON | 
| More Information: | SON Maps & Info | 
Facts about John H. Batten Airport (RAC):
- John H. Batten Airport (RAC) has 2 runways.
 - Because of John H. Batten Airport's relatively low elevation of 674 feet, planes can take off or land at John H. Batten 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 John H. Batten Airport (RAC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,059 miles (17,798 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - The closest airport to John H. Batten Airport (RAC) is Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSW of RAC.
 - The airport was founded in 1941 by Carlyle Godske on roughly 160 acres of land purchased from local businessman J.A.
 
Facts about Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON):
- The closest airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of SON.
 - The Thirteenth Air Force was based at Pekoa from 13 January 1943 until 20 January 1944 when it moved to Carney Airfield on Guadalcanal.
 - Because of Santo-Pekoa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Santo-Pekoa 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.
 - Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX), which is nearly antipodal to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (meaning Santo-Pekoa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ouro Sogui Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,956 kilometers) away in Matam, Senegal.
 
