Nonstop flight route between Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea and Kiruna, Sweden:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC), Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea and Kiruna Airport (KRN), Kiruna, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,508 miles (or 12,082 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 Cape Gloucester Airport and Kiruna 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 Cape Gloucester Airport and Kiruna Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGC / AYCG |
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Location: | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°27'33"S by 148°25'57"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGC |
More Information: | CGC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRN / ESNQ |
Airport Name: | Kiruna Airport |
Location: | Kiruna, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°49'19"N by 20°20'12"E |
Operator/Owner: | Swedavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1509 feet (460 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KRN |
More Information: | KRN Maps & Info |
Facts about Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC):
- The furthest airport from Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,791 miles (18,975 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Cape Gloucester Airport", other names for CGC include "CPG" and "Cape Gloucester Airport".
- The closest airport to Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Finschhafen Airport (FIN), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) SSW of CGC.
- Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cape Gloucester Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Gloucester 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.
- Cape Gloucester was later developed as an American and an Australian air base but it was never a particularly significant one.
Facts about Kiruna Airport (KRN):
- The furthest airport from Kiruna Airport (KRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,169 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Kiruna Airport is the chosen destination for the Spaceport Sweden project.
- Kiruna Airport (KRN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kiruna Airport (KRN) is Gällivare Airport (GEV), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KRN.