Nonstop flight route between Alta, Norway and Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alta Airport (ALF), Alta, Norway and Lake Murray Airport (LMY), Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,321 miles (or 11,781 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 Alta Airport and Lake Murray 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 Alta Airport and Lake Murray Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALF / ENAT |
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Location: | Alta, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°58'33"N by 23°22'18"E |
Area Served: | Alta, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALF |
More Information: | ALF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LMY / |
Airport Name: | Lake Murray Airport |
Location: | Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°0'33"S by 141°29'36"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from LMY |
More Information: | LMY Maps & Info |
Facts about Alta Airport (ALF):
- Because of Alta Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Alta 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.
- Alta Airport is served by three scheduled airlines and two charter airlines, providing services to eleven destinations, including two abroad.
- The furthest airport from Alta Airport (ALF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,502 miles (16,901 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Construction started in February 1962 and cost NOK 3.2 million.
- Alta Airport (ALF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Alta Airport handled 353,051 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Alta Airport (ALF) is Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of ALF.
- However, no progress was made with the airfield for over a decade.
- Plans for expanding the 1,670-square-meter terminal facilities were first articulated by the Civil Airport Administration in the 1990s.
- SAS Commuter was established in 1988 and started operations in Northern Norway in May 1990, making Alta its central hub for Finnmark.
- In addition to being known as "Alta Airport", another name for ALF is "Alta lufthavn".
Facts about Lake Murray Airport (LMY):
- Because of Lake Murray Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Lake Murray 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 furthest airport from Lake Murray Airport (LMY) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,717 miles (18,857 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Lake Murray Airport (LMY) is Aiambak Airport (AIH), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SW of LMY.