Nonstop flight route between Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea and Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC), Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea and Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK), Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,211 miles (or 11,605 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 Cape Gloucester Airport and Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты, 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 Cape Gloucester Airport and Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGC / AYCG |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°27'33"S by 148°25'57"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGC |
More Information: | CGC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KVK / ULMK |
Airport Name: | Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты |
Location: | Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°27'47"N by 33°35'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | JSC "Aeroport" |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 515 feet (157 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KVK |
More Information: | KVK Maps & Info |
Facts about Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC):
- Construction of Cape Gloucester Airport originally began in 1942 by the Australians.
- The closest airport to Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Finschhafen Airport (FIN), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) SSW of CGC.
- Because of Cape Gloucester Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Gloucester 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.
- Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Cape Gloucester Airport", other names for CGC include "CPG" and "Cape Gloucester Airport".
- The furthest airport from Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,791 miles (18,975 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Cape Gloucester was later developed as an American and an Australian air base but it was never a particularly significant one.
Facts about Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK):
- Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) is Murmansk Airport (MMK), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NNW of KVK.
- Because of Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты's relatively low elevation of 515 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты 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 Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,468 miles (16,846 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.