Nonstop flight route between Skikda, Algeria and Abemama Atoll, Kiribati:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Skikda Airport (SKI), Skikda, Algeria and Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA), Abemama Atoll, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,723 miles (or 15,647 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 Skikda Airport and Abemama Atoll 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 Skikda Airport and Abemama Atoll Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Skikda Airport (SKI):

• Skikda Airport (SKI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Skikda Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Skikda 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.
• During World War II, the facility was known as "Philippeville Airfield".
• The closest airport to Skikda Airport (SKI) is Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of SKI.
• In addition to being known as "Skikda Airport", another name for SKI is "Skikda Airport (Skikda)".
• The airport is not used any longer.
• The furthest airport from Skikda Airport (SKI) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,931 miles (19,202 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.

Facts about Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA):

• The furthest airport from Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is nearly antipodal to Abemama Atoll Airport (meaning Abemama Atoll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cape Palmas Airport), and is located 12,084 miles (19,448 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.
• Because of Abemama Atoll Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Abemama Atoll 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 Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSW of AEA.
• Abemama Airport was originally built in late 1943 by the United States Navy Seabees for the United States Army Air Forces.
• In March 1944, the USAAF combat units moved west into the Marshalls, and Abemama became a transport hub for the 9th Troop Carrier Squadron until August.
• The airport is served by Air Kiribati from the international airport at South Tarawa on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.