Nonstop flight route between Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea and Crows Landing, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Finschhafen Airport (FIN), Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea and NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC), Crows Landing, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,553 miles (or 10,545 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 Finschhafen Airport and NASA Crows Landing 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 Finschhafen Airport and NASA Crows Landing Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIN / AYFI |
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Location: | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°37'20"S by 147°51'14"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FIN |
More Information: | FIN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NRC / KNRC |
Airport Name: | NASA Crows Landing Airport |
Location: | Crows Landing, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'29"N by 121°6'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | NASA Ames Research Center |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 166 feet (51 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NRC |
More Information: | NRC Maps & Info |
Facts about Finschhafen Airport (FIN):
- In addition to being known as "Finschhafen Airport", another name for FIN is "Finschhafen Airport".
- Finschhafen Airport (FIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Finschhafen Airport (FIN) is Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) W of FIN.
- Because of Finschhafen Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Finschhafen 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.
- At the war's end, millions of dollars of equipment both new and used was bulldozed into a huge holes in the area and abandoned.
- The furthest airport from Finschhafen Airport (FIN) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Facts about NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC):
- The furthest airport from NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,331 miles (18,235 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) has 2 runways.
- Because of NASA Crows Landing Airport's relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at NASA Crows Landing 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 NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) is Modesto City-County Airport (MOD), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of NRC.