Nonstop flight route between Sangapi, Papua New Guinea and Duxford, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sangapi Airport (SGK), Sangapi, Papua New Guinea and Duxford Aerodrome (QFO), Duxford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,604 miles (or 13,846 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 Sangapi Airport and Duxford Aerodrome, 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 Sangapi Airport and Duxford Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGK / |
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Location: | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°7'30"S by 144°19'23"E |
Area Served: | Sangapi, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from SGK |
More Information: | SGK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QFO / EGSU |
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Location: | Duxford, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°5'26"N by 0°7'54"E |
Area Served: | Imperial War Museum Duxford |
Operator/Owner: | Imperial War Museum & Cambridgeshire County Council |
Airport Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from QFO |
More Information: | QFO Maps & Info |
Facts about Sangapi Airport (SGK):
- The furthest airport from Sangapi Airport (SGK) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,791 miles (18,976 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Sangapi Airport", other names for SGK include "AYSK" and "SNI".
- The closest airport to Sangapi Airport (SGK) is Aiome Airport (AIE), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) E of SGK.
Facts about Duxford Aerodrome (QFO):
- The 78th Fighter Group received a Distinguished Unit Citation for activities connected with Operation Market-Garden, the airborne attack on the Netherlands, in September 1944 when the group covered troop carrier and bombardment operations and carried out strafing and dive-bombing missions.
- Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) has 2 runways.
- Because of Duxford Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Duxford Aerodrome 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.
- Duxford was the initial home of the 5th Air Defense Wing which arrived from Norfolk Municipal Airport, Virginia on 3 July 1943.
- Duxford airfield dates to 1918 when many of the buildings were constructed by German prisoner-of-war labour.
- The closest airport to Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of QFO.
- The furthest airport from Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,843 miles (19,060 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Duxford Aerodrome", other names for QFO include "Royal Air Force Station Duxford" and "USAAF Station 357".
- On 3 September 1939 Britain declared war on Germany and Duxford was ready to play a vital role.