Nonstop flight route between Alor Island, Indonesia and Cape Palmas, Liberia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alor Island Airport (ARD), Alor Island, Indonesia and Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), Cape Palmas, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,152 miles (or 14,728 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 Alor Island Airport and Cape Palmas 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 Alor Island Airport and Cape Palmas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARD / WATM |
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Location: | Alor Island, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°7'54"S by 124°35'50"E |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ARD |
More Information: | ARD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPA / GLCP |
Airport Name: | Cape Palmas Airport |
Location: | Cape Palmas, Liberia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°22'45"N by 7°41'48"W |
Area Served: | Harper |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CPA |
More Information: | CPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Alor Island Airport (ARD):
- Because of Alor Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Alor Island 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 Alor Island Airport (ARD) is Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG), which is nearly antipodal to Alor Island Airport (meaning Alor Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zorg en Hoop Airport), and is located 12,276 miles (19,756 kilometers) away in Paramaribo, Suriname.
- The closest airport to Alor Island Airport (ARD) is Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) ESE of ARD.
- Alor Island Airport (ARD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Alor Island Airport", another name for ARD is "Bandar Udara Mali".
Facts about Cape Palmas Airport (CPA):
- Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 54 miles (88 kilometers) WNW of CPA.
- Because of Cape Palmas Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Palmas 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 Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is nearly antipodal to Cape Palmas Airport (meaning Cape Palmas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aranuka Airport), and is located 12,108 miles (19,486 kilometers) away in Aranuka, Kiribati.