Nonstop flight route between Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia and Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Falalop Airfield (ULI), Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia and Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD), Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,696 miles (or 10,777 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 Trondheim Airport, Værnes, 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 Trondheim Airport, Værnes. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Falalop Airfield (ULI):

• The airfield remains in use today.
• Ulithi Atoll was captured unopposed on 20 September 1944.
• 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.
• On 7 December 1944 a detachment of two PBYs of VPB-23 was deployed to Falalop for air-sea rescue missions.

Facts about Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD):

• In addition to being known as "Trondheim Airport, Værnes", another name for TRD is "Trondheim lufthavn, Værnes".
• The civilian sector consists of two terminals—A and B—which combined are 20,000 square metres, of which 13,500 square metres is passenger facilities.
• Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) has 3 runways.
• The main runway is 2,999 metres long, and runs east–west at 09/27.
• The Norwegian State Railways operates both commuter and express trains to and from Trondheim Airport.
• Southeast of Terminal B is a collection of hangars and facilities belonging to various airlines.
• Because of Trondheim Airport, Værnes's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Trondheim Airport, Værnes 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.
• Trondheim Airport, Værnes handled 4,313,547 passengers last year.
• In 1976, charter planes started operating to Trondheim, after a barracks was rebuilt to facilitate a border control.
• Værnes was surrendered to Luftwaffe on 9 April 1940, during the German occupation of Norway.
• The furthest airport from Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,048 miles (17,780 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) is Røros Airport (RRS), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSE of TRD.