Nonstop flight route between Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina and Jayapura, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ), Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina and Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ), Jayapura, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,408 miles (or 15,141 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 Astor Piazzolla International 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 Astor Piazzolla International 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: | MDQ / SAZM |
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Location: | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°56'3"S by 57°34'23"W |
Area Served: | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 71 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDQ |
More Information: | MDQ 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 Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ):
- Because of Astor Piazzolla International Airport's relatively low elevation of 71 feet, planes can take off or land at Astor Piazzolla International 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 existing terminal building was constructed in 1978 for the FIFA World Cup.
- The furthest airport from Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) is Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH), which is nearly antipodal to Astor Piazzolla International Airport (meaning Astor Piazzolla International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Weihai Dashuibo Airport), and is located 12,384 miles (19,930 kilometers) away in Weihai, Shandong, China.
- Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Astor Piazzolla International Airport", another name for MDQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Mar del Plata "Ástor Piazzolla"".
- The closest airport to Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of MDQ.
- Ástor Piazzolla International Airport is located 7 km north of the center of Mar del Plata, a city in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina.
Facts about Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ):
- Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sentani Airport (SNA)", another name for DJJ is "Bandar Udara Sentani".
- Sentani Airfield is the only part of the complex still in use as an airfield today.
- The closest airport to Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) is Batom Airport (BXM), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) WNW of DJJ.
- At the end of the war the Hollandia airfield was abandoned but remains in good condition to this day.