Nonstop flight route between Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji and Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vunisea Airport (KDV), Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji and Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI), Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,366 miles (or 10,244 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 Vunisea Airport and Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site, 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 Vunisea Airport and Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDV / NFKD |
Airport Name: | Vunisea Airport |
Location: | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°3'29"S by 178°9'24"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KDV |
More Information: | KDV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNI / PALN |
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Location: | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°54'38"N by 153°14'31"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNI |
More Information: | LNI Maps & Info |
Facts about Vunisea Airport (KDV):
- The furthest airport from Vunisea Airport (KDV) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is nearly antipodal to Vunisea Airport (meaning Vunisea Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Timbuktu Airport), and is located 12,259 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Timbuktu, Mali.
- The closest airport to Vunisea Airport (KDV) is Suva International Airport (SUV), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) NNE of KDV.
- Because of Vunisea Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Vunisea 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.
Facts about Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI):
- Because of Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site 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 closest airport to Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) is Alpine Airstrip (DQH), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SE of LNI.
- The furthest airport from Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,219 miles (16,447 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The airstrip was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line radar station at Point Lonely.
- Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site", other names for LNI include " " and "AK71".
- The facility contains a rough airstrip at an elevation of 17 feet above mean sea level.
- The radar station was upgraded with new radars and in 1994 was re-designated part of the North Warning System as a Short Range Radar Site, A-18, equipped with a minimally attended AN/FPS-124 surveillance radar.