Nonstop flight route between Alotau, Papua New Guinea and Squamish, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gurney Airport (GUR), Alotau, Papua New Guinea and Squamish Airport (YSE), Squamish, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,607 miles (or 10,633 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 Gurney Airport and Squamish 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 Gurney Airport and Squamish Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUR / AYGN |
Airport Name: | Gurney Airport |
Location: | Alotau, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°18'41"S by 150°20'0"E |
Area Served: | Alotau, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GUR |
More Information: | GUR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSE / CYSE |
Airport Name: | Squamish Airport |
Location: | Squamish, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°46'54"N by 123°9'42"W |
Operator/Owner: | District of Squamish |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 171 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YSE |
More Information: | YSE Maps & Info |
Facts about Gurney Airport (GUR):
- Because of Gurney Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Gurney 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.
- Gurney Airport (GUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gurney Airport (GUR) is Vivigani Airport (VIV), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) N of GUR.
- Built by the US Army 96th Engineer General Service Regiment, Company E of 46th Engineer General Service Regiment and No.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 88 feet above mean sea level.
- The airport is a single runway general aviation facility, however in December, 2008, the PNG Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation, Don Polye announced that aviation company Skyworld had been granted permission to operate direct flights from Cairns, Australia to Gurney.
- The furthest airport from Gurney Airport (GUR) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,966 miles (19,257 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
Facts about Squamish Airport (YSE):
- The closest airport to Squamish Airport (YSE) is Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NNE of YSE.
- Squamish Airport (YSE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Squamish Airport (YSE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,647 miles (17,134 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Squamish Airport's relatively low elevation of 171 feet, planes can take off or land at Squamish 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.