Nonstop flight route between Weno, Federated States of Micronesia and El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chuuk International Airport (TKK), Weno, Federated States of Micronesia and Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,561 miles (or 13,778 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 Chuuk International Airport and Barcelona–El Prat 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 Chuuk International Airport and Barcelona–El Prat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Chuuk International Airport (TKK):

• Because of Chuuk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Chuuk 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.
• Chuuk International Airport (TKK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Chuuk International Airport (TKK) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is nearly antipodal to Chuuk International Airport (meaning Chuuk International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Governador Carlos Wilson Airport), and is located 12,052 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Chuuk International Airport (TKK) is Pohnpei International Airport (PNI), which is located 438 miles (704 kilometers) E of TKK.

Facts about Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN):

• The airport is the second largest in Spain behind Madrid Barajas Airport and 31st busiest in the world, and is the main airport of Catalonia.
• The furthest airport from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (meaning Barcelona–El Prat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,248 miles (19,711 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• There is provision for parking cars at the airport, with about 24,000 parking spaces.
• Due to the strong drop in air traffic after 1999 and the crisis in the aviation sector in 2001 many charter operations from Girona and Reus were diverted to El Prat, which helped the airport to survive the crisis.
• In addition to being known as "Barcelona–El Prat Airport", another name for BCN is "Aeroport de Barcelona–El Prat".
• The closest airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Sabadell Airport (QSA), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of BCN.
• Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) has 3 runways.
• Because of Barcelona–El Prat Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Barcelona–El Prat 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.
• A new Terminal 1 designed by Ricardo Bofill was inaugurated on 16 June 2009.