Nonstop flight route between Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji and Payson, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vunisea Airport (KDV), Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji and Payson Airport (PJB), Payson, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,914 miles (or 9,517 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 Payson 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 Vunisea Airport and Payson Airport. 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: | PJB / KPAN |
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Location: | Payson, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°15'24"N by 111°20'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Payson |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5157 feet (1,572 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PJB |
More Information: | PJB 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 Payson Airport (PJB):
- The airport does not have an air traffic control tower.
- There are 35 aircraft based on the field.
- Payson Airport (PJB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Payson Airport (PJB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,384 miles (18,320 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Payson Airport (PJB) is Sedona Airport (SDX), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) NNW of PJB.
- In addition to being known as "Payson Airport", another name for PJB is "PAN".
- Because of Payson Airport's high elevation of 5,157 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PJB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PJB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.