Nonstop flight route between Paloemeu, Suriname and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM), Paloemeu, Suriname and Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM), Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,453 miles (or 5,557 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 Vincent Fayks Airport and Sault Ste. Marie 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 Vincent Fayks Airport and Sault Ste. Marie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OEM / SMPA |
Airport Name: | Vincent Fayks Airport |
Location: | Paloemeu, Suriname |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°20'45"N by 55°26'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OEM |
More Information: | OEM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAM / CYAM |
Airport Name: | Sault Ste. Marie Airport |
Location: | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°29'5"N by 84°30'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 632 feet (193 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YAM |
More Information: | YAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM):
- The furthest airport from Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Vincent Fayks Airport (meaning Vincent Fayks Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,285 miles (19,771 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.
- Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) is Tepoe Airstrip (KCB), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) SW of OEM.
- Because of Vincent Fayks Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Vincent Fayks 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.
Facts about Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM):
- The Canadian government opened the airport in 1961 and operated it until 1998, when it handed control over to the newly formed Sault Ste.
- Because of Sault Ste. Marie Airport's relatively low elevation of 632 feet, planes can take off or land at Sault Ste. Marie 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 closest airport to Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) S of YAM.
- In 2010, the airport ranked 34th among Canadian airports for total number of aircraft movements, with 51,279 movements.
- Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,093 miles (17,853 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.