Nonstop flight route between Sukkur, Pakistan and Alotau, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sukkur Airport (SKZ), Sukkur, Pakistan and Gurney Airport (GUR), Alotau, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,041 miles (or 9,722 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 Sukkur Airport and Gurney 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 Sukkur Airport and Gurney Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKZ / OPSK |
Airport Name: | Sukkur Airport |
Location: | Sukkur, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°43'18"N by 68°47'30"E |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 196 feet (60 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SKZ |
More Information: | SKZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUR / AYGN |
Airport Name: | Gurney Airport |
Location: | Alotau, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°18'41"S by 150°20'0"E |
Area Served: | Alotau, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GUR |
More Information: | GUR Maps & Info |
Facts about Sukkur Airport (SKZ):
- The furthest airport from Sukkur Airport (SKZ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sukkur Airport (meaning Sukkur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,321 miles (19,828 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Sukkur Airport's relatively low elevation of 196 feet, planes can take off or land at Sukkur 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 Sukkur Airport (SKZ) is Kadanwari Airport (KCF), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSE of SKZ.
- Sukkur Airport (SKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Gurney Airport (GUR):
- The closest airport to Gurney Airport (GUR) is Vivigani Airport (VIV), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) N of GUR.
- Because of Gurney Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Gurney 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 airfield was reopened in early 1966, as a part of the Australian colonial policy of having each of the provincial capitals served by daily flights.
- The furthest airport from Gurney Airport (GUR) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,966 miles (19,257 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Gurney Airport (GUR) currently has only 1 runway.