Nonstop flight route between Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia and Natitingou, Benin:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Falalop Airfield (ULI), Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia and Boundétingou Airport (NAE), Natitingou, Benin would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,251 miles (or 14,888 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 Boundétingou 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 Boundétingou 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: | NAE / DBBN |
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Location: | Natitingou, Benin |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°22'37"N by 1°21'37"E |
Area Served: | Natitingou |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1512 feet (461 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NAE |
More Information: | NAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Falalop Airfield (ULI):
- On 7 December 1944 a detachment of two PBYs of VPB-23 was deployed to Falalop for air-sea rescue missions.
- The airfield remains in use today.
- 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.
- Units stationed at Falalop included VMD-354 operating photo-reconnaissance F4Us and VMF-542 operating F6F-3N night-fighters.
- The closest airport to Falalop Airfield (ULI) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) WSW of ULI.
Facts about Boundétingou Airport (NAE):
- The closest airport to Boundétingou Airport (NAE) is Niamtougou International Airport (LRL), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSW of NAE.
- The furthest airport from Boundétingou Airport (NAE) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Boundétingou Airport (meaning Boundétingou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,242 miles (19,701 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- In addition to being known as "Boundétingou Airport", another name for NAE is "Boundétingou Airport (Natitingou)".
- Boundétingou Airport (NAE) currently has only 1 runway.