Nonstop flight route between Frenchville, Maine, United States and Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK), Frenchville, Maine, United States and Port Stanley Airport (PSY), Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,867 miles (or 11,051 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 Northern Aroostook Regional Airport and Port Stanley 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 Northern Aroostook Regional Airport and Port Stanley Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK):

• Because of Northern Aroostook Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 988 feet, planes can take off or land at Northern Aroostook 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.
• In addition to being known as "Northern Aroostook Regional Airport", another name for WFK is "FVE".
• The airport serves the Madawaska and Fort Kent regions and, to a lesser extent, parts of New Brunswick, Canada.
• The closest airport to Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK) is Saint-Léonard Aerodrome (YSL), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ESE of WFK.
• No current commercial service.
• Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,527 miles (18,551 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Port Stanley Airport (PSY):

• After the war, the Royal Air Force took over the airport, renaming it RAF Stanley.
• Port Stanley Airport (PSY) has 2 runways.
• In 1973, the United Kingdom signed a Communications Agreement with Argentina to fund an airstrip on the islands.
• The furthest airport from Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE), which is nearly antipodal to Port Stanley Airport (meaning Port Stanley Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mohe Gulian Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Mohe, Heilongjiang, China.
• The closest airport to Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) WSW of PSY.
• Because of Port Stanley Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Stanley 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.