Nonstop flight route between Nadi, Fiji and Henderson, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nadi International Airport (NAN), Nadi, Fiji and Henderson Executive Airport (HSH), Henderson, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,755 miles (or 9,262 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 Nadi International Airport and Henderson Executive 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 Nadi International Airport and Henderson Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NAN / NFFN |
Airport Name: | Nadi International Airport |
Location: | Nadi, Fiji |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°45'19"S by 177°26'35"E |
Area Served: | Nadi |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited (AFL) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NAN |
More Information: | NAN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSH / KHND |
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Location: | Henderson, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°58'22"N by 115°8'3"W |
Area Served: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Clark County, Nevada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2492 feet (760 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HSH |
More Information: | HSH Maps & Info |
Facts about Nadi International Airport (NAN):
- The airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces when the Pacific War began in 1941, as USAAF Nandi.
- Then, as now, Fiji was the crossroads of the Pacific – and in those days was even more important as a refuelling stop.
- After the war ended, control of Nadi Airport was handed over to New Zealand on 20 December 1946, and the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand began operations from Nadi in 1947.
- Because of Nadi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Nadi 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.
- Nadi International Airport (NAN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Nadi International Airport (NAN) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is nearly antipodal to Nadi International Airport (meaning Nadi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Timbuktu Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,891 kilometers) away in Timbuktu, Mali.
- Arrivals and departures are much preferred to be to the south, due to the closeness of the Sabeto mountain range to the immediate north of the airport.
- Nadi is the operational base for Fiji Airways, which services six airports throughout the southwest Pacific, and many more on the Pacific Rim.
- The closest airport to Nadi International Airport (NAN) is Mana Island Airport (MNF), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of NAN.
Facts about Henderson Executive Airport (HSH):
- Henderson Executive Airport is a public airport located 11 nautical miles south of the central business district of Las Vegas, in Clark County, Nevada, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Henderson Executive Airport", another name for HSH is "HND".
- The furthest airport from Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) is McCarran International Airport (LAS), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) N of HSH.