Nonstop flight route between Utirik Island, Marshall Islands and Malden, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Utirik Airport (UTK), Utirik Island, Marshall Islands and Malden Regional Airport (MAW), Malden, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,309 miles (or 10,153 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 Utirik Airport and Malden Regional 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 Utirik Airport and Malden Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTK / |
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Location: | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°13'21"N by 169°51'10"E |
Area Served: | Utirik, Utirik Atoll, Marshall Islands |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UTK |
More Information: | UTK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAW / KMAW |
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Location: | Malden, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°35'53"N by 89°59'33"W |
Area Served: | Malden, Missouri |
Operator/Owner: | City of Malden |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 294 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAW |
More Information: | MAW Maps & Info |
Facts about Utirik Airport (UTK):
- Because of Utirik Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Utirik 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.
- Utirik Airport (UTK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Utirik Airport (UTK) is Ailuk Airport (AIM), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) S of UTK.
- In addition to being known as "Utirik Airport", another name for UTK is "03N".
- The furthest airport from Utirik Airport (UTK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Utirik Airport (meaning Utirik Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,070 miles (19,425 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about Malden Regional Airport (MAW):
- Because of Malden Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Malden Regional 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 Malden Regional Airport (MAW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,013 miles (17,724 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Malden Regional Airport", another name for MAW is "(former Malden Air Base)".
- The closest airport to Malden Regional Airport (MAW) is Kennett Memorial Airport (KNT), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) S of MAW.
- With pilot production decreasing, the ATC commander suggested closing Malden, in early 1959.
- Malden Regional Airport (MAW) has 2 runways.
- Reactivated as Malden Air Base on July 11, 1951 under USAF Air Training Command.