Nonstop flight route between Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) and Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL), Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) and Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE), Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,116 miles (or 19,498 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 Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport and Djoemoe Airstrip, 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 Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport and Djoemoe Airstrip. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between DIL and DOE makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport and Djoemoe Airstrip would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between DIL and DOE are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) and Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between DIL and DOE!

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Facts about Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL):

• Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Presidente Nicolau Lobato International 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 closest airport to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) is Baucau Airport (BCH), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) E of DIL.
• In addition to being known as "Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport", another name for DIL is "Aeroporto Internacional Presidente Nicolau Lobato".
• Until recently, Dili's airport runway has been unable to accommodate aircraft larger than the Boeing 737 or C-130 Hercules, but in January 2008, the Portuguese charter airline EuroAtlantic Airways operated a direct flight from Lisbon using a Boeing 757, carrying 140 members of the Guarda Nacional Republicana.
• The furthest airport from Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) is Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG), which is nearly antipodal to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (meaning Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zorg en Hoop Airport), and is located 12,242 miles (19,701 kilometers) away in Paramaribo, Suriname.
• The airport was placed under the control of the Australian Defence Force during Operation Astute in May 2006.

Facts about Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE):

• The closest airport to Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) is Cayana Airstrip (AAJ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SW of DOE.
• In addition to being known as "Djoemoe Airstrip", another name for DOE is "SMDJ".
• The furthest airport from Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) is Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI), which is nearly antipodal to Djoemoe Airstrip (meaning Djoemoe Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Haluoleo Airport (WMA)), and is located 12,292 miles (19,782 kilometers) away in Kendari, Indonesia.
• Because of Djoemoe Airstrip's relatively low elevation of 290 feet, planes can take off or land at Djoemoe Airstrip 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.