Nonstop flight route between Nyac, Alaska, United States and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nyac Airport (ZNC), Nyac, Alaska, United States and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,851 miles (or 7,807 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 Nyac Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, 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 Nyac Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nyac Airport (ZNC):

• In addition to being known as "Nyac Airport", another name for ZNC is "none".
• The closest airport to Nyac Airport (ZNC) is Tuluksak Airport (TLT), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WNW of ZNC.
• The furthest airport from Nyac Airport (ZNC) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,570 miles (17,011 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Because of Nyac Airport's relatively low elevation of 460 feet, planes can take off or land at Nyac 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.
• Nyac Airport (ZNC) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):

• During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, the families of military personnel were evacuated from the base.
• During the war the base was set up to use a non-descript number for postal operations.
• Leeward Point of the Naval Station is the site of the active airfield.
• In January 2009, President Obama signed executive orders directing the CIA to shut what remains of its network of "secret" prisons and ordering the closing of the Guantánamo detention camp within a year.
• Since 2002, the naval base has contained a military prison, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, for alleged unlawful combatants captured in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places.
• The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• On 10 June 2006, the Department of Defense reported that three Guantanamo Bay detainees committed suicide.
• The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.