Nonstop flight route between Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu and Fishers Island, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vanua Lava Airport (SLH), Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu and Elizabeth Field (FID), Fishers Island, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,419 miles (or 13,548 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 Vanua Lava Airport and Elizabeth 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 Vanua Lava Airport and Elizabeth Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Vanua Lava Airport (SLH):

• Because of Vanua Lava Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Vanua Lava 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 Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) is Bakel Airport (BXE), which is nearly antipodal to Vanua Lava Airport (meaning Vanua Lava Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bakel Airport), and is located 12,368 miles (19,904 kilometers) away in Bakel, Senegal.
• The closest airport to Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NE of SLH.

Facts about Elizabeth Field (FID):

• Elizabeth Field (FID) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Elizabeth Field (FID) is Groton-New London Airport (GON), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) N of FID.
• In addition to being known as "Elizabeth Field", another name for FID is "0B8".
• Located on the western end of Fishers Island, the airfield saw military use during World War II as part of Fort H.
• The furthest airport from Elizabeth Field (FID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,798 miles (18,987 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Elizabeth Field's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Elizabeth Field 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.
• Elizabeth Field is a public use airport located eight nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Fishers Island, in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
• Elizabeth Field covers an area of 122 acres at an elevation of 9 feet above mean sea level.