Nonstop flight route between North Bay, Ontario, Canada and Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between North Bay Airport (YYB), North Bay, Ontario, Canada and Munda Airport (MUA), Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,200 miles (or 13,196 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 North Bay Airport and Munda 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 North Bay Airport and Munda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYB / CYYB |
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Location: | North Bay, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°21'50"N by 79°25'27"W |
Area Served: | North Bay, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | Municipality of North Bay |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1215 feet (370 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYB |
More Information: | YYB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUA / AGGM |
Airport Name: | Munda Airport |
Location: | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°19'40"S by 157°15'47"E |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MUA |
More Information: | MUA Maps & Info |
Facts about North Bay Airport (YYB):
- The first terminal was constructed in 1938 to house a small waiting area on the ground floor and control tower on the second.
- North Bay Airport (YYB) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from North Bay Airport (YYB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,289 miles (18,168 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to North Bay Airport (YYB) is Sudbury Airport (YSB), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WNW of YYB.
- In addition to being known as "North Bay Airport", another name for YYB is "North Bay/Jack Garland Airport".
- The airport is named in memory of Jack Garland, a longtime Member of Parliament for North Bay's Nipissing electoral district.
Facts about Munda Airport (MUA):
- The furthest airport from Munda Airport (MUA) is Praia International Airport (RAI), which is located 11,978 miles (19,277 kilometers) away in Praia, Cape Verde.
- After the war, the airfield was turned into a commercial airport, used for regional flights by Solomon Airlines.
- Despite these efforts, reports of the strip were relayed to Guadalcanal via coastwatcher Danny Kennedy and aerial reconnaissance spotted increased barge traffic and evidence of crushed coral being prepared at the strip, but the Japanese succeeded in buying enough time to complete a single 1,094 feet by 44 feet all weather runway for fighters operational on 17 December 1942.
- Munda Airport (MUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- A Japanese directive in late October 1942 called for an air base to be built at Munda Point, about 150 miles northwest of Guadalcanal and Henderson Field.
- Because of Munda Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Munda 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 Munda Airport (MUA) is Nusatupe Airport (GZO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of MUA.