Nonstop flight route between Alpena, Michigan, United States and Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alpena County Regional Airport (APN), Alpena, Michigan, United States and Port Pirie Airport (PPI), Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,095 miles (or 16,246 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 Alpena County Regional Airport and Port Pirie 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 Alpena County Regional Airport and Port Pirie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | APN / KAPN |
Airport Name: | Alpena County Regional Airport |
Location: | Alpena, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°4'41"N by 83°33'37"W |
Area Served: | Alpena, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | County of Alpena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 690 feet (210 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from APN |
More Information: | APN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPI / YPIR |
Airport Name: | Port Pirie Airport |
Location: | Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°14'20"S by 137°59'42"E |
Operator/Owner: | Port Pirie Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PPI |
More Information: | PPI Maps & Info |
Facts about Alpena County Regional Airport (APN):
- Several scenes of the film Die Hard 2 were shot there.
- The furthest airport from Alpena County Regional Airport (APN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,184 miles (17,999 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Alpena County Regional Airport covers an area of 3,084 acres at an elevation of 690 feet above mean sea level.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 7,519 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 7,638 enplanements in 2009, and 8,737 in 2010.
- Alpena County Regional Airport (APN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Alpena County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 690 feet, planes can take off or land at Alpena County Regional 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.
- The closest airport to Alpena County Regional Airport (APN) is Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (OSC), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) S of APN.
Facts about Port Pirie Airport (PPI):
- The closest airport to Port Pirie Airport (PPI) is Cowell Airport (CCW), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) WSW of PPI.
- The furthest airport from Port Pirie Airport (PPI) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,696 miles (18,822 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Port Pirie Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Pirie 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.
- Port Pirie Airport (PPI) has 3 runways.