Nonstop flight route between Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Ende, Flores, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Piarco International Airport (POS), Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE), Ende, Flores, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,200 miles (or 19,633 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 Piarco International Airport and H. Hasan Aroeboesman 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 Piarco International Airport and H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between POS and ENE makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Piarco International Airport and H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport 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 POS and ENE are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Ende, Flores, Indonesia 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 POS and ENE!

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Facts about Piarco International Airport (POS):

• The disused south terminal has been renovated into a VIP terminal for the Summit of The Americas.
• The closest airport to Piarco International Airport (POS) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NE of POS.
• Piarco International Airport, the busiest of many airports serving Trinidad and Tobago, is located in Piarco, a town in the Port of Spain Metro Area in the southern area of the Tunapuna-Piarco region, about 25 km east of Port of Spain's central business district.
• In addition to being known as "Piarco International Airport", another name for POS is "78970[1][2]".
• The furthest airport from Piarco International Airport (POS) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Piarco International Airport (meaning Piarco International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
• Piarco International Airport (POS) currently has only 1 runway.
• At Piarco International Airport there are two high-speed taxiways and three connector taxiways.
• The Air Guard of Trinidad and Tobago is based at Piarco International Airport.
• Piarco International Airport has direct service to many destinations in the United States, Canada, Central America, South America and Europe.
• In 2006 the Airports Authority of Trinidad And Tobago commissioned a study for land use planning and urban development planning.
• Because of Piarco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Piarco 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.

Facts about H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE):

• The furthest airport from H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is nearly antipodal to H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (meaning H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ogle Airport), and is located 12,295 miles (19,787 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Guyana.
• Because of H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at H. Hasan Aroeboesman 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.
• H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) is Wonopito Airport (LWE), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) ENE of ENE.
• In addition to being known as "H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport", another name for ENE is "Bandara H. Hasan Aroeboesman".