Nonstop flight route between Seiyun, Yemen and Weipa, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF), Seiyun, Yemen and Weipa Airport (WEI), Weipa, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,662 miles (or 10,721 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 Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport and Weipa 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 Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport and Weipa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GXF / OYSY |
Airport Name: | Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport |
Location: | Seiyun, Yemen |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°57'57"N by 48°47'17"E |
Area Served: | Sayun |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2097 feet (639 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GXF |
More Information: | GXF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WEI / YBWP |
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Location: | Weipa, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°40'42"S by 141°55'31"E |
Operator/Owner: | Rio Tinto Aluminium Weipa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 63 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WEI |
More Information: | WEI Maps & Info |
Facts about Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF):
- The furthest airport from Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (meaning Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF) is Riyan Airport (MKX), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) SSE of GXF.
- Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Weipa Airport (WEI):
- Because of Weipa Airport's relatively low elevation of 63 feet, planes can take off or land at Weipa 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.
- Weipa Airport handled 58,888 passengers last year.
- Weipa Airport (WEI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Weipa Airport (WEI) is Agnew Airport (AGW), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNE of WEI.
- The furthest airport from Weipa Airport (WEI) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,521 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
- In addition to being known as "Weipa Airport", another name for WEI is "YWBP".