Yiannis Kouros holds all men’s competition world records from over 100 miles to 1,600 miles. Tomoe Abe holds the women’s world record for ultramarathons. The men’s marathon world record is held by Haile Gebrselassie, and the women’s record was set by Paula Radcliffe. The first competitive race was on Mount Olympus in Ancient Greece in […]
Mataveri International Airport on Easter Island is the world’s most remote airport, with the closest airport over 2,300 miles away. Only one airline, LAN Airlines, serves the airport, which is used for both military and commercial flights. The island is a popular tourist destination known for its Moai statues. The most remote airport in the […]
Apollo 13 holds the record for the furthest humans have been from Earth, reaching 400,171 km from Earth’s surface. The mission was redirected after an oxygen tank explosion, using the Moon’s gravity to return to Earth. The record is unlikely to be surpassed before 2020, when the US and Japan plan to return to the […]
