Nonstop flight route between Daman, India and Shemya, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daman Airport (NMB), Daman, India and Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,555 miles (or 8,940 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 Daman Airport and Eareckson Air Station, 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 Daman Airport and Eareckson Air Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NMB / VADN |
Airport Name: | Daman Airport |
Location: | Daman, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°26'3"N by 72°50'35"E |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Coast Guard |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NMB |
More Information: | NMB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYA / PASY |
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Location: | Shemya, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'43"N by 174°6'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYA |
More Information: | SYA Maps & Info |
Facts about Daman Airport (NMB):
- Daman Airport (NMB) has 2 runways.
- However, airport operators are talking of starting a private airline servive to Diu from December 2013.
- The closest airport to Daman Airport (NMB) is Surat Airport (STV), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of NMB.
- The station has two squadrons under its administrative and operational control.
- Because of Daman Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Daman 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 furthest airport from Daman Airport (NMB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,950 miles (19,232 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):
- In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and " ".
- The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
- Eareckson Air Station is located on the western tip of Alaska's Aleutian islands near the larger island of Attu, and is located approximately 1500 miles southwest of Anchorage.
- In August, after the Soviet Union declared war against the Japanese Empire, B-24s were dispatched on reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering missions to observe the Russian activity in the Kuriles.
- Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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 Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The base host squadron was re-designated the 5073rd Air Base Squadron on October 1962, and upgraded to a group on 15 October 1974 in recognition of the number and complexities of the tenant units it supported.
- There is also an NDB, TACAN and a VOR on the island.
- Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- A second attack by B-24 Liberators was launched from Alexai Point and Shemya on 18 July.