Nonstop flight route between Jiwani, Pakistan and North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jiwani (JIW), Jiwani, Pakistan and North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,198 miles (or 13,194 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 Jiwani and North Las Vegas 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 Jiwani and North Las Vegas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JIW / OPJI |
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Location: | Jiwani, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°4'4"N by 61°48'20"E |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 186 feet (57 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JIW |
More Information: | JIW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VGT / KVGT |
Airport Name: | North Las Vegas Airport |
Location: | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°12'38"N by 115°11'39"W |
Area Served: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Clark County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2205 feet (672 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from VGT |
More Information: | VGT Maps & Info |
Facts about Jiwani (JIW):
- The area around the bay includes an important mangrove forest extending across the international border, and is an important habitat for a wide variety of wildlife, especially the endangered Olive Ridley and Green Turtles.
- The furthest airport from Jiwani (JIW) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,874 miles (19,109 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Jiwani (JIW) is Gwadar International Airport (GWD), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ENE of JIW.
- Jiwani (JIW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Jiwani", another name for JIW is "Jiwani Airport".
- Also known as RAF Jiwani, during World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command.
- Because of Jiwani's relatively low elevation of 186 feet, planes can take off or land at Jiwani 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.
Facts about North Las Vegas Airport (VGT):
- The airport has continuously worked on a runway incursion prevention program to help curtail the number of runway incursions happening at the airport.
- Sky Rider Motel opens at the airport featuring a swimming pool shaped like an airplane.
- North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) is McCarran International Airport (LAS), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of VGT.
- The airport opened on December 1, 1941, as Sky Haven Airport.
- The furthest airport from North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,297 miles (18,180 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.