Nonstop flight route between Yakima, Washington, United States and Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yakima Air Terminal (YKM), Yakima, Washington, United States and Jeh Airport (JEJ), Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,916 miles (or 7,911 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 Yakima Air Terminal and Jeh 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 Yakima Air Terminal and Jeh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Yakima Air Terminal (YKM):

• Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Yakima Air Terminal", another name for YKM is "McAllister Field".
• The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's contract control tower and will require pilots to rely on air traffic controllers from other area airports.
• The closest airport to Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) is Vagabond Army Heliport (closed to fixed-wing aircraft) (FCT), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of YKM.
• The furthest airport from Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,797 miles (17,377 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The airport is also home to Cub Crafters, a manufacturer of light sport and light utility aircraft.

Facts about Jeh Airport (JEJ):

• The closest airport to Jeh Airport (JEJ) is Jabot Airport (JAT), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of JEJ.
• The furthest airport from Jeh Airport (JEJ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Jeh Airport (meaning Jeh Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,205 miles (19,643 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.