Nonstop flight route between Enschede, Netherlands and Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Enschede Airport Twente (ENS), Enschede, Netherlands and Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,171 miles (or 11,541 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 Enschede Airport Twente and Saipan International 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 Enschede Airport Twente and Saipan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ENS / EHTW |
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Location: | Enschede, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°16'32"N by 6°53'21"E |
Area Served: | Enschede, Netherlands |
Operator/Owner: | Enschede Airport Twente |
Airport Type: | Restricted use |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ENS |
More Information: | ENS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPN / PGSN |
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Location: | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E |
Operator/Owner: | Commonwealth Ports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SPN |
More Information: | SPN Maps & Info |
Facts about Enschede Airport Twente (ENS):
- On 1 December 2010 the ownership of the airport grounds has been transferred to the Twente region and the city of Enschede.
- The closest airport to Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) is Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) E of ENS.
- Because of Enschede Airport Twente's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Enschede Airport Twente 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 Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,832 miles (19,042 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Enschede Airport is accessible by car via the nearby A1 motorway, exit 33.
- In addition to being known as "Enschede Airport Twente", another name for ENS is "(Advanced Landing Ground B-106)".
- On 7 December 2007 military use of the airport ceased.
Facts about Saipan International Airport (SPN):
- After several months of disappointing high level bombing attacks from Isely, General Curtis LeMay, Commander of Twentieth Air Force issued a new directive that the high-altitude, daylight attacks be phased out and replaced by low-altitude, high-intensity incendiary raids at nighttime, being followed up with high explosive bombs once the targets were set ablaze.
- Because of Saipan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Saipan International 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 Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Tinian International Airport (TIQ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of SPN.
- The IJNAS assigned two squadrons of Mitsubishi A6M5a-52 Zeros to the airfield in mid-June 1944.
- Saipan International Airport (SPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2005, Japan Airlines suspended its services from Japan to SPN.
- In addition to being known as "Saipan International Airport", other names for SPN include "Francisco C. Ada Airport" and "GSN".
- The furthest airport from Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Saipan International Airport (meaning Saipan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,125 miles (19,514 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- On 12 October 1944 the first B-29 Joltin Josie The Pacific Pioneer piloted by Brigadier General Haywood S.