Nonstop flight route between St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between St. John's International Airport (YYT), St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Aur Airport (AUL), Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,744 miles (or 12,463 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 St. John's International Airport and Aur 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 St. John's International Airport and Aur Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about St. John's International Airport (YYT):

• The airport was designated as one of five Canadian airports suitable as an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle orbiter.
• The following fixed base operators are based at St.
• Because of St. John's International Airport's relatively low elevation of 461 feet, planes can take off or land at St. John's International 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.
• Although the airfield was not used as much as Argentia, Gander, Stephenville and Goose Bay Airports in the movement of large numbers of aircraft to England, it was still quite busy.
• Concern was expressed as early as September 1939 in the Canadian Parliament for the security of Newfoundland in the event of a German raid or attack.
• The closest airport to St. John's International Airport (YYT) is Gander International Airport (YQX), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) NW of YYT.
• St. John's International Airport handled 1,318,713 passengers last year.
• The control tower originally constructed during the war burned down in an extensive fire at the airport on March 17, 1946, which caused $1.5 million worth of damage.
• St. John's International Airport (YYT) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from St. John's International Airport (YYT) is Portland Airport (PTJ), which is located 11,475 miles (18,467 kilometers) away in Portland, Victoria, Australia.

Facts about Aur Airport (AUL):

• The closest airport to Aur Airport (AUL) is Maloelap Airport (MAV), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) N of AUL.
• The furthest airport from Aur Airport (AUL) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Aur Airport (meaning Aur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,056 miles (19,402 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.