Nonstop flight route between Jos, Nigeria and Jayapura, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS), Jos, Nigeria and Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ), Jayapura, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,083 miles (or 14,617 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 Yakubu Gowon Airport and Sentani Airport (SNA), 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 Yakubu Gowon Airport and Sentani Airport (SNA). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JOS / DNJO |
Airport Name: | Yakubu Gowon Airport |
Location: | Jos, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°38'22"N by 8°52'8"E |
Area Served: | Jos, Nigeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4232 feet (1,290 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JOS |
More Information: | JOS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DJJ / WAJJ |
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Location: | Jayapura, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°34'36"S by 140°30'57"E |
Area Served: | Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia |
Operator/Owner: | Jayapura Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 289 feet (88 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DJJ |
More Information: | DJJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS):
- The closest airport to Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) is Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) WSW of JOS.
- The furthest airport from Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Yakubu Gowon Airport (meaning Yakubu Gowon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,151 miles (19,555 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
- Because of Yakubu Gowon Airport's high elevation of 4,232 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JOS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JOS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ):
- The closest airport to Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) is Batom Airport (BXM), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) WNW of DJJ.
- In addition to being known as "Sentani Airport (SNA)", another name for DJJ is "Bandar Udara Sentani".
- Because of Sentani Airport (SNA)'s relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Sentani Airport (SNA) 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 October 2012, The Ministry of Transportation announced plans to extend the runway to 3,000 meters, develop the taxiway, and also provide jet bridges to board and disembark passengers.
- The furthest airport from Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is nearly antipodal to Sentani Airport (SNA) (meaning Sentani Airport (SNA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport), and is located 12,028 miles (19,358 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- Once controlled by the Americans the airfields were rebuilt and it became a command and control base with large numbers of operational units flying combat missions with fighters and heavy bombers operating out of the area.
- Sentani is also the main base for at least four missionary aviation organizations.
- Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) currently has only 1 runway.