Nonstop flight route between Awaradam, Suriname and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cayana Airstrip (AAJ), Awaradam, Suriname and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,158 miles (or 5,083 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 Cayana Airstrip and George Bush Intercontinental 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 Cayana Airstrip and George Bush Intercontinental Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAJ / SMCA |
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Location: | Awaradam, Suriname |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°53'54"N by 55°34'40"W |
Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAJ |
More Information: | AAJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAH / KIAH |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'3"N by 95°20'29"W |
Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from IAH |
More Information: | IAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Cayana Airstrip (AAJ):
- The closest airport to Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) is Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NE of AAJ.
- In addition to being known as "Cayana Airstrip", another name for AAJ is "Cajana Airstrip".
- Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) is Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI), which is nearly antipodal to Cayana Airstrip (meaning Cayana Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Haluoleo Airport (WMA)), and is located 12,298 miles (19,792 kilometers) away in Kendari, Indonesia.
Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport served 40,187,442 passengers in 2011 making the airport the 10th busiest for total passengers in North America.
- In December 2009 the Houston City Council approved a plan to allow Midway Cos.
- Terminal B was also one of the original two terminals of the airport to open in 1969 and was also designed by Goleman & Rolfe and George Pierce-Abel B.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
- An underground inter-terminal train outside of the sterile zone connects all five terminals and the airport hotel which can be accessed by all.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- On August 28, 1990, Continental Airlines agreed to build its maintenance center at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
- The closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
- In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
- Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental 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.