Nonstop flight route between Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and Camp Springs, Maryland, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rongelap Airport (RNP), Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and Andrews Field (ADW), Camp Springs, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,084 miles (or 11,400 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 Rongelap Airport and Andrews Field, 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 Rongelap Airport and Andrews Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Rongelap Airport (RNP):

• The furthest airport from Rongelap Airport (RNP) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Rongelap Airport (meaning Rongelap Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,200 miles (19,634 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• The closest airport to Rongelap Airport (RNP) is Wotho Airport (WTO), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) SW of RNP.
• Rongelap Airport (RNP) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Andrews Field (ADW):

• In October 1977, the 76th Airlift Division became the 76th Military Airlift Wing.
• Camp Springs Air Base was designated on 5 September 1942, and construction began on 16 September 1942.
• The furthest airport from Andrews Field (ADW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,815 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Andrews Field (ADW) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of ADW.
• In a major reorganization, Headquarters Command, U.S.
• As of the census of 2000, there were 7,925 people, 1,932 households, and 1,864 families residing in the CDP.
• Known as "The President's Wing," the 89th Airlift Wing continues to contribute to Andrews' rich history as the elite Air Mobility Command wing for transporting VIPs around the world.
• In 1963, the Naval Air Facility, originally established at the former NAS Anacostia in 1919, moved to Andrews.