Nonstop flight route between Tarawa, Kiribati and Dayton, Ohio, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bonriki International Airport (TRW), Tarawa, Kiribati and James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY), Dayton, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,824 miles (or 10,981 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 Bonriki International Airport and James M. Cox Dayton International 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 Bonriki International Airport and James M. Cox Dayton International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bonriki International Airport (TRW):

• The furthest airport from Bonriki International Airport (TRW) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is nearly antipodal to Bonriki International Airport (meaning Bonriki International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cape Palmas Airport), and is located 12,035 miles (19,368 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.
• Because of Bonriki International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Bonriki 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.
• Almost immediately after the completion of the runway, it became the nexus of United States Army Air Forces operations from Tarawa, as the runway at nearby Hawkins Field on Betio was too short for safe bomber operations.
• Bonriki International Airport (TRW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Bonriki International Airport (TRW) is Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNW of TRW.
• Bonriki International Airport is an international airport in Kiribati, serving as the main gateway to the country.

Facts about James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY):

• Dayton International is separate from Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, a municipal airport south of the city in Springboro, Ohio, also owned and operated by the City of Dayton.
• The closest airport to James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) is Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ESE of DAY.
• The furthest airport from James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,296 miles (18,178 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport broke ground in April 2009 for a new multi-level parking garage, which opened in the summer of 2010.
• James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) has 3 runways.
• In 1998 the airport started renovating the terminal building.
• Expansion room exists, with plenty of open gates, though Concourse D, which was built in 1978 and used by Piedmont Airlines and US Airways for their mini-hub operation until its closure in 1991, was demolished in 2013.
• Taxicab service is available at curbside.
• The extension of runway 6R pavement by 285 feet connecting to the taxiway pavement coupled with the relocation of a high pressure gas transmission main and an 8-inch service main from under the foot print of the runway extension will improve the 6R/24L runway area.