Nonstop flight route between Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Shafter, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(13°8'39"N by 61°12'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W)
Distance from SVD to MIT:
3,901.66 miles (6,279.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD), Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,902 miles (or 6,279 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 E.T. Joshua Airport and Shafter 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 E.T. Joshua Airport and Shafter Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SVD / TVSV |
| Airport Name: | E.T. Joshua Airport |
| Location: | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°8'39"N by 61°12'38"W |
| Area Served: | Arnos Vale |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SVD |
| More Information: | SVD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIT / KMIT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shafter, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W |
| Area Served: | Shafter, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Minter Field Airport District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIT |
| More Information: | MIT Maps & Info |
Facts about E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD):
- E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Saint Vincent's Argyle International Airport is expected to be completed by 2013.
- Because of E.T. Joshua Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at E.T. Joshua 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 E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to E.T. Joshua Airport (meaning E.T. Joshua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,176 miles (19,595 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) is J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of SVD.
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".
- Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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 primary aircraft flown at Minter Field was the Vultee BT-13 Valiant, which was used for basic flight training.
- The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.32 miles (18.22 km) SSW | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |     |
| 2 | 17.83 miles (28.70 km) S | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 3 | 32.02 miles (51.53 km) SSW | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 4 | 40.14 miles (64.59 km) SSW | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 5 | 44.24 miles (71.19 km) NNE | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 6 | 49.37 miles (79.45 km) SSW | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 7 | 62.26 miles (100.19 km) NNE | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 8 | 87.82 miles (141.33 km) SSW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 9 | 101.06 miles (162.64 km) N | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 10 | 115.73 miles (186.25 km) E | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 11 | 140.17 miles (225.59 km) S | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 12 | 151.95 miles (244.55 km) N | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 13 | 166.10 miles (267.32 km) N | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 14 | 176.34 miles (283.79 km) S | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 15 | 189.55 miles (305.06 km) N | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,175.74 miles (19,594.91 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,154.96 miles (19,561.47 km) SW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,118.57 miles (19,502.90 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,106.44 miles (19,483.37 km) SSW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,093.96 miles (19,463.29 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,089.11 miles (19,455.48 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,081.86 miles (19,443.82 km) SSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,071.10 miles (19,426.51 km) SSE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,047.83 miles (19,389.05 km) WSW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,047.55 miles (19,388.61 km) SW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,047.54 miles (19,388.59 km) SW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,046.16 miles (19,386.37 km) SE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,033.58 miles (19,366.12 km) SW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 12,000.20 miles (19,312.40 km) SW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,986.55 miles (19,290.43 km) SE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.03 miles (14.53 km) ESE | Meadows Field (BFL) | Bakersfield, California, United States | |
| 2 | 36.91 miles (59.40 km) NNE | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) | Porterville, California, United States | |
| 3 | 45.60 miles (73.39 km) N | Mefford Field (TLR) | Tulare, California, United States | |
| 4 | 47.02 miles (75.68 km) NNW | Corcoran Airport (CRO) | Corcoran, California, United States | |
| 5 | 49.56 miles (79.76 km) ESE | Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) | Tehachapi, California, United States | |
| 6 | 57.27 miles (92.17 km) NNW | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) | Visalia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 66.27 miles (106.65 km) ESE | Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) | Mojave, California, United States | |
| 8 | 71.25 miles (114.66 km) NW | Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| 9 | 76.26 miles (122.73 km) SE | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 10 | 76.64 miles (123.34 km) NW | New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) | Coalinga, California, United States | |
| 11 | 77.27 miles (124.35 km) E | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 12 | 79.73 miles (128.31 km) SW | Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) | Santa Ynez, California, United States | |
| 13 | 80.41 miles (129.41 km) S | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| 14 | 81.46 miles (131.10 km) W | Paso Robles Municipal AirportEstrella Army Airfield (PRB) | Paso Robles, California, United States | |
| 15 | 82.86 miles (133.35 km) WSW | Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) | Santa Maria, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,404.12 miles (18,353.11 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,378.03 miles (18,311.12 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,377.28 miles (18,309.91 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,340.59 miles (18,250.87 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,337.66 miles (18,246.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,222.83 miles (18,061.35 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,194.33 miles (18,015.48 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,160.49 miles (17,961.02 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,046.39 miles (17,777.40 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,043.96 miles (17,773.49 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,032.52 miles (17,755.08 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,024.29 miles (17,741.83 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,019.64 miles (17,734.35 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,996.41 miles (17,696.96 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,992.09 miles (17,690.01 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |