Nonstop flight route between Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia and Yasawa Island, Fiji:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jabiru Airport (JAB), Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia and Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), Yasawa Island, Fiji would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,992 miles (or 4,814 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 Jabiru Airport and Yasawa Island 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 Jabiru Airport and Yasawa Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAB / YJAB |
Airport Name: | Jabiru Airport |
Location: | Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°39'29"S by 132°53'35"E |
Area Served: | Ranger Uranium Mine |
Operator/Owner: | Energy Resources Australia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAB |
More Information: | JAB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAS / NFSW |
Airport Name: | Yasawa Island Airport |
Location: | Yasawa Island, Fiji |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°45'32"S by 177°32'44"E |
Area Served: | Yasawa Island, Western Division, Fiji |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YAS |
More Information: | YAS Maps & Info |
Facts about Jabiru Airport (JAB):
- Because of Jabiru Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Jabiru 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 furthest airport from Jabiru Airport (JAB) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,787 miles (18,970 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- The closest airport to Jabiru Airport (JAB) is Maningrida Airport (MNG), which is located 100 miles (160 kilometers) ENE of JAB.
- Jabiru Airport (JAB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Yasawa Island Airport (YAS):
- Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is nearly antipodal to Yasawa Island Airport (meaning Yasawa Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Timbuktu Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,956 kilometers) away in Timbuktu, Mali.
- The closest airport to Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) is Nadi International Airport (NAN), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) S of YAS.
- Because of Yasawa Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Yasawa Island 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.