Nonstop flight route between Ngoma, Zambia and Shemya, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ngoma Airport (ZGM), Ngoma, Zambia and Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,365 miles (or 15,071 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 Ngoma Airport and Eareckson Air Station, 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 Ngoma Airport and Eareckson Air Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ngoma Airport (ZGM):

• Ngoma Airport (ZGM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ngoma Airport (ZGM) is Kaoma Airport (KMZ), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) NW of ZGM.
• The furthest airport from Ngoma Airport (ZGM) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Ngoma Airport (meaning Ngoma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,169 miles (19,585 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.

Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):

• Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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 Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The aerial photos taken on the raid showed the Japanese were building up forces in the area, transferring aircraft presumably from air bases on Hokkaido.
• There is also an NDB, TACAN and a VOR on the island.
• The mission of Eleventh Air Force was to take advantage of the new airfields on Shemya and Attu, and carry out offensive operations against the enemy forces in the Kuriles.
• The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
• In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and "  ".
• The news of the surrender of the Japanese was met with enthusiasm, the biggest topic was "When do we go home?".
• Shemya has been the scene of two major earthquakes.
• The station was also used by SAC Cobra Ball and other related projects which monitored missile-associated signals and tracks missiles during boost and re-entry phases to provide reconnaissance for treaty verification and theater ballistic missile proliferation.