Nonstop flight route between Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia and Nicaro, Cuba:
Departure Airport:
(10°1'14"N by 139°47'22"E)
Arrival Airport:
(20°41'18"N by 75°31'53"W)
Distance from ULI to ICR:
9,234.00 miles (14,860.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Falalop Airfield (ULI), Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia and Nicaro Airport (ICR), Nicaro, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,234 miles (or 14,861 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 Falalop Airfield and Nicaro 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 Falalop Airfield and Nicaro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ULI / |
| Airport Name: | Falalop Airfield |
| Location: | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°1'14"N by 139°47'22"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from ULI |
| More Information: | ULI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ICR / MUNC |
| Airport Name: | Nicaro Airport |
| Location: | Nicaro, Cuba |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°41'18"N by 75°31'53"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ICR |
| More Information: | ICR Maps & Info |
Facts about Falalop Airfield (ULI):
- Fleet Air Wing One was based at Falalop from 15 October until 30 December 1944 when it was relocated to Saipan.
- The furthest airport from Falalop Airfield (ULI) is Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Falalop Airfield (meaning Falalop Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Falalop Airfield (ULI) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) WSW of ULI.
- Units stationed at Falalop included VMD-354 operating photo-reconnaissance F4Us and VMF-542 operating F6F-3N night-fighters.
Facts about Nicaro Airport (ICR):
- Because of Nicaro Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Nicaro 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 Nicaro Airport (ICR) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,809 miles (19,005 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Nicaro Airport (ICR) is Preston Airport (PST), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) WNW of ICR.
- The abandoned airfield once had a single 4314 ft runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 121.71 miles (195.87 km) WSW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia |     |
| 2 | 402.42 miles (647.62 km) WSW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 3 | 414.68 miles (667.36 km) NE | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 4 | 425.53 miles (684.82 km) NE | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 5 | 466.91 miles (751.42 km) NE | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 6 | 522.34 miles (840.63 km) NE | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 7 | 533.30 miles (858.26 km) NE | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 8 | 814.92 miles (1,311.49 km) SSW | Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) | Biak, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 829.16 miles (1,334.40 km) SSW | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 841.80 miles (1,354.74 km) E | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 11 | 850.19 miles (1,368.25 km) S | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 851.06 miles (1,369.64 km) SSW | Rendani Airport (MKW) | Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 871.84 miles (1,403.08 km) S | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 886.99 miles (1,427.47 km) SSW | Anggi Airport (AGD) | Anggi, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 891.60 miles (1,434.88 km) S | Dabra Airport (DRH) | Dabra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,384.55 miles (19,930.96 km) SSE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,252.03 miles (19,717.68 km) SSE | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,225.06 miles (19,674.28 km) ESE | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,213.51 miles (19,655.69 km) WSW | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,199.83 miles (19,633.67 km) SSW | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,133.38 miles (19,526.74 km) W | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,125.45 miles (19,513.97 km) SE | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,100.48 miles (19,473.78 km) SSE | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,099.29 miles (19,471.87 km) S | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,096.15 miles (19,466.82 km) SSW | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,086.07 miles (19,450.60 km) WSW | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,081.65 miles (19,443.49 km) ESE | Barreiras Airport (BRA) | Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,053.05 miles (19,397.46 km) WSW | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,050.58 miles (19,393.49 km) SSW | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,050.16 miles (19,392.81 km) SSE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.72 miles (14.03 km) WNW | Preston Airport (PST) | Guatemala, Cuba | |
| 2 | 39.45 miles (63.49 km) E | Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA) | Moa, Cuba | |
| 3 | 48.19 miles (77.56 km) SSE | Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) | Guantánamo, Cuba | |
| 4 | 51.08 miles (82.20 km) W | Frank País International Airport (HOG) | Holguín, Cuba | |
| 5 | 53.42 miles (85.97 km) SSW | Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) | Santiago, Cuba | |
| 6 | 59.83 miles (96.29 km) SSE | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | |
| 7 | 70.00 miles (112.66 km) ESE | Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) | Baracoa, Cuba | |
| 8 | 73.36 miles (118.05 km) WSW | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) | Bayamo, Cuba | |
| 9 | 103.94 miles (167.28 km) N | Duncan Town Airport (DCT) | Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas | |
| 10 | 104.38 miles (167.98 km) WSW | Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) | Manzanillo, Cuba | |
| 11 | 122.01 miles (196.36 km) E | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| 12 | 157.67 miles (253.74 km) WNW | Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (CMW) | Camagüey, Cuba | |
| 13 | 165.61 miles (266.52 km) SSE | Jérémie Airport (JEE) | Jérémie, Haiti | |
| 14 | 166.42 miles (267.83 km) NNE | Colonel Hill Airport (CRI) | Colonel Hill, Crooked Island, Bahamas | |
| 15 | 174.35 miles (280.59 km) N | Deadman's Cay Airport (LGI) | Deadman's Cay, Long Island, Bahamas | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,809.16 miles (19,004.96 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,783.14 miles (18,963.07 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,756.38 miles (18,920.02 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,730.36 miles (18,878.13 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,724.77 miles (18,869.15 km) S | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,661.88 miles (18,767.93 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,653.19 miles (18,753.95 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,641.70 miles (18,735.45 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,585.17 miles (18,644.48 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,577.77 miles (18,632.56 km) W | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,575.53 miles (18,628.97 km) W | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,569.07 miles (18,618.57 km) WSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,565.31 miles (18,612.52 km) WSW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,559.39 miles (18,602.99 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,520.77 miles (18,540.84 km) W | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |