Nonstop flight route between Murray Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia and Sitia, Crete, Greece:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Murray Island Airport (MYI), Murray Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia and Sitia Airport (JSH), Sitia, Crete, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,185 miles (or 13,172 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 Murray Island Airport and Sitia 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 Murray Island Airport and Sitia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MYI / YMUI |
Airport Name: | Murray Island Airport |
Location: | Murray Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°54'52"S by 144°3'15"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 330 feet (101 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MYI |
More Information: | MYI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JSH / LGST |
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Location: | Sitia, Crete, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°12'57"N by 26°6'4"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 376 feet (115 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JSH |
More Information: | JSH Maps & Info |
Facts about Murray Island Airport (MYI):
- Because of Murray Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 330 feet, planes can take off or land at Murray Island 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.
- Murray Island Airport (MYI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Murray Island Airport (MYI) is Coconut Island (CNC), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) W of MYI.
- The furthest airport from Murray Island Airport (MYI) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,591 miles (18,653 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
Facts about Sitia Airport (JSH):
- The closest airport to Sitia Airport (JSH) is Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) ENE of JSH.
- In addition to being known as "Sitia Airport", another name for JSH is "Δημοτικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας".
- By car the airport can be reached via the main road along the North coast.
- Sitia Airport (JSH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sitia Airport's relatively low elevation of 376 feet, planes can take off or land at Sitia 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 airport was officially opened 2 days later, on June 9, 1984.
- The furthest airport from Sitia Airport (JSH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,540 miles (18,572 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.