Nonstop flight route between Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom and Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Inverness Airport (INV), Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom and Kirakira Airport (IRA), Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,098 miles (or 14,642 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 Inverness Airport and Kirakira 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 Inverness Airport and Kirakira Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | INV / EGPE |
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Location: | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°32'32"N by 4°2'51"W |
Area Served: | Inverness, Scotland |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from INV |
More Information: | INV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRA / AGGK |
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Location: | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°26'57"S by 161°53'53"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from IRA |
More Information: | IRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Inverness Airport (INV):
- The furthest airport from Inverness Airport (INV) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,631 miles (18,718 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Inverness Airport", another name for INV is "Port-adhair Inbhir Nis".
- The closest airport to Inverness Airport (INV) is Kinloss Barracks (FSS), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ENE of INV.
- Easyjet operates A319s to Inverness from London Gatwick,London Luton and Bristol.
- The airport was originally used by the Royal Air Force during World War II and was opened for civil operations in 1947.
- Because of Inverness Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Inverness 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 airport is located 7 NM northeast of the city of Inverness just off the main A96 Aberdeen-Inverness trunk road and is clearly sign-posted from all directions.
- Inverness Airport (INV) has 2 runways.
- Inverness Airport handled 608,184 passengers last year.
- Flybe is now the largest carrier at Inverness Airport.
Facts about Kirakira Airport (IRA):
- The furthest airport from Kirakira Airport (IRA) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is nearly antipodal to Kirakira Airport (meaning Kirakira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap Skirring Airport), and is located 12,273 miles (19,752 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.
- In addition to being known as "Kirakira Airport", another name for IRA is "Ngorangora Airstrip".
- The closest airport to Kirakira Airport (IRA) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) N of IRA.