Nonstop flight route between SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States and Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States and Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF), Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,147 miles (or 6,674 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 Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Aimé Césaire 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 Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Aimé Césaire Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA):

• The South Satellite Terminal has reached its maximum capacity for handling international passengers in terms of immigration check stands as well as customs declaration.
• The two-story North Concourse added four new gate positions and a new wing 600 feet long and 30 feet wide.
• Starting in the late 1980s, the Port of Seattle and a council representing local county governments considered the future of air traffic in the region and predicted that airport could reach capacity by 2000.
• The new 3rd runway opened on November 20, 2008, with a total construction cost of $1.1 billion.
• The closest airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SEA.
• The airport has a Central Terminal building, which was renovated and expanded in 2003.
• In addition to being known as "Seattle–Tacoma International Airport", another name for SEA is "Sea–Tac Airport".
• Because of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 433 feet, planes can take off or land at Seattle–Tacoma 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.
• The furthest airport from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,781 miles (17,350 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Seattle–Tacoma International Airport handled 34,776,666 passengers last year.
• Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has 3 runways.

Facts about Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF):

• The airport resides at an elevation of 16 ft above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Aimé Césaire Airport (meaning Aimé Césaire Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,121 miles (19,507 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Aimé Césaire Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Aimé Césaire 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 closest airport to Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) is George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) S of FDF.
• Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) currently has only 1 runway.
• 1x 747 Freighter Dock, Bonded warehouse, Transit Zone, Mechanical Handling, Heated Storage, Refrigerated Storage, Mortuary, Fresh Meat Inspection, Health Officials, Very Large/Heavy Cargo, Express/Courier Centre
• In addition to being known as "Aimé Césaire Airport", other names for FDF include "Aéroport de Fort-de-France – Le Lamentin" and "Fort-de-France – Aimé Césaire Airport".