Nonstop flight route between Alexander Bay, South Africa and Jayapura, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ), Alexander Bay, South Africa and Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ), Jayapura, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,150 miles (or 13,117 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 Alexander Bay Airport and Sentani Airport (SNA), 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 Alexander Bay Airport and Sentani Airport (SNA). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALJ / FAAB |
Airport Name: | Alexander Bay Airport |
Location: | Alexander Bay, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°34'23"S by 16°32'3"E |
Area Served: | Alexander Bay, South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 98 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALJ |
More Information: | ALJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DJJ / WAJJ |
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Location: | Jayapura, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°34'36"S by 140°30'57"E |
Area Served: | Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia |
Operator/Owner: | Jayapura Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 289 feet (88 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DJJ |
More Information: | DJJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ):
- Because of Alexander Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Alexander Bay 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.
- Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) is Kleinsee Airport (KLZ), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) SSE of ALJ.
- The furthest airport from Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,931 miles (19,200 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ):
- Because of Sentani Airport (SNA)'s relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Sentani Airport (SNA) 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 Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) is Batom Airport (BXM), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) WNW of DJJ.
- Sentani Airfield is the only part of the complex still in use as an airfield today.
- The furthest airport from Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is nearly antipodal to Sentani Airport (SNA) (meaning Sentani Airport (SNA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport), and is located 12,028 miles (19,358 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Sentani Airport (SNA)", another name for DJJ is "Bandar Udara Sentani".
- In October 2012, The Ministry of Transportation announced plans to extend the runway to 3,000 meters, develop the taxiway, and also provide jet bridges to board and disembark passengers.
- Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) currently has only 1 runway.