Nonstop flight route between Maumere, Indonesia and Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Frans Seda Airport (MOF), Maumere, Indonesia and Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ), Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,062 miles (or 19,411 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 Frans Seda Airport and Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip, 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 Frans Seda Airport and Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between MOF and SMZ makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Frans Seda Airport and Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between MOF and SMZ are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Maumere, Indonesia and Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between MOF and SMZ!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOF / WATC |
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Location: | Maumere, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°38'27"S by 122°14'12"E |
Area Served: | Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MOF |
More Information: | MOF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMZ / SMST |
Airport Name: | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip |
Location: | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°20'59"N by 54°25'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 187 feet (57 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from SMZ |
More Information: | SMZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Frans Seda Airport (MOF):
- In addition to being known as "Frans Seda Airport", another name for MOF is "Bandar Udara Frans Seda".
- Because of Frans Seda Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Frans Seda 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.
- Frans Seda Airport (MOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Frans Seda Airport (MOF) is Wonopito Airport (LWE), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) NNW of MOF.
- The furthest airport from Frans Seda Airport (MOF) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is nearly antipodal to Frans Seda Airport (meaning Frans Seda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ogle Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Guyana.
Facts about Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ):
- The furthest airport from Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (meaning Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,880 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.
- Because of Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip's relatively low elevation of 187 feet, planes can take off or land at Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip 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 Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) is Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SW of SMZ.