Nonstop flight route between Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil and Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN), Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil and Kornasoren Airport (FOO), Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,191 miles (or 18,011 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 Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport and Kornasoren 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 Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport and Kornasoren Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYN / SBGO |
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Location: | Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°37'46"S by 49°13'36"W |
Area Served: | Goiânia |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2450 feet (747 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GYN |
More Information: | GYN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOO / |
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Location: | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°56'11"S by 134°52'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | DGCA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOO |
More Information: | FOO Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN):
- The airport is located 8 km from downtown Goiânia.
- Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport handled 3,063,649 passengers last year.
- Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) is Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) SSE of GYN.
- The first phase of the works are due to be concluded in 2012 and the second phase in 2014.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport", another name for GYN is "Aeroporto Santa Genoveva/Goiânia".
- The furthest airport from Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is located 11,951 miles (19,233 kilometers) away in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
Facts about Kornasoren Airport (FOO):
- The three airfields on Nomefoor were used by the American forces after liberating the island.
- The closest airport to Kornasoren Airport (FOO) is Rendani Airport (MKW), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) W of FOO.
- Kornasoren Airport (FOO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kornasoren Airport (FOO) is Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ), which is nearly antipodal to Kornasoren Airport (meaning Kornasoren Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical)), and is located 12,186 miles (19,611 kilometers) away in São Luís, Brazil.
- Because of Kornasoren Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kornasoren 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kornasoren Airport", other names for FOO include "Numfor Airport" and "WABF".
- The airfield was one of three constructed by the Japanese during their occupation of the island in 1943/1944.
- Yebrurro Airfield, also used by the Americans, remained in service until the end of the war.