Nonstop flight route between Alor Island, Indonesia and Greenville, South Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from ARD to GMU:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- ARD Airport Information
- GMU Airport Information
- Facts about ARD
- Facts about GMU
- Map of Nearest Airports to ARD
- List of Nearest Airports to ARD
- Map of Furthest Airports from ARD
- List of Furthest Airports from ARD
- Map of Nearest Airports to GMU
- List of Nearest Airports to GMU
- Map of Furthest Airports from GMU
- List of Furthest Airports from GMU
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alor Island Airport (ARD), Alor Island, Indonesia and Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), Greenville, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,923 miles (or 15,969 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 Greenville Downtown 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 Greenville Downtown 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 |
Airport Names: |
|
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: | GMU / KGMU |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°50'53"N by 82°20'59"W |
Area Served: | Greenville, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Greenville Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1048 feet (319 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GMU |
More Information: | GMU Maps & Info |
Facts about Alor Island Airport (ARD):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU):
- The airport was replaced by the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport which opened October 15, 1962.
- During World War II the United States Army Air Forces used the airfield for training.
- In addition to being known as "Greenville Downtown Airport", another name for GMU is "(Greenville Municipal Airport)".
- The FAA Southern Region recently selected GMU to receive its General Aviation Airport Safety Award.
- Greenville Downtown Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Greenville, a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States.
- The furthest airport from Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,441 miles (18,413 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) has 2 runways.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
- The Greenville Downtown Airport is governed by a 5-person appointed Commission authorized by Act 919.
- The closest airport to Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Donaldson Center Airport (GDC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSW of GMU.