Nonstop flight route between Edward River, Queensland, Australia and New York City, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edward River Airport (EDR), Edward River, Queensland, Australia and Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB), New York City, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,656 miles (or 15,539 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 Edward River Airport and Downtown Manhattan Heliport, 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 Edward River Airport and Downtown Manhattan Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDR / YPMP |
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Location: | Edward River, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°53'48"S by 141°36'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EDR |
More Information: | EDR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JRB / KJRB |
Airport Name: | Downtown Manhattan Heliport |
Location: | New York City, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°42'4"N by 74°0'31"W |
Area Served: | New York City |
Operator/Owner: | NYCEDC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from JRB |
More Information: | JRB Maps & Info |
Facts about Edward River Airport (EDR):
- The furthest airport from Edward River Airport (EDR) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,541 miles (18,573 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
- In addition to being known as "Edward River Airport", another name for EDR is "Pormpuraaw Airport".
- Edward River Airport (EDR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Edward River Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Edward River 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 Edward River Airport (EDR) is Kowanyama Airport (KWM), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of EDR.
Facts about Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB):
- Because of Downtown Manhattan Heliport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Downtown Manhattan Heliport 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 Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,752 miles (18,914 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB) is New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base (QNY), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NE of JRB.
- Downtown Manhattan Heliport opened on December 8, 1960, supplementing the existing heliport at West 30th Street which opened in 1956.