Nonstop flight route between Diomede, Alaska, United States and Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO), Diomede, Alaska, United States and Tampa Padang Airport (MJU), Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,880 miles (or 9,462 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 Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) and Tampa Padang 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 Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) and Tampa Padang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO):

• The first square building in the island was a small Catholic church, which was planned by Father Bellarmine Lafortune in 1935 and built by Father Thomas Cunningham during his residency in the island between 1936 and 1947.
• There is no hospital on the island and emergency services are limited due to the remoteness of the island.
• The first non-native to reach the Diomede Islands was a Russian explorer Semyon Dezhnev in 1648.
• Because of Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) 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.
• Despite being separated by the new border after the Alaska purchase in 1867, Big Diomede had been home to families now living on Little Diomede and the people living on the American side of the border were very close relatives to those living on the Russian side.
• The furthest airport from Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,411 miles (16,755 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Today there are about 30 buildings on the island, including the residential housing that was mainly built in the 1970s and 1980s.
• The closest airport to Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Wales Airport (WAA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DIO.

Facts about Tampa Padang Airport (MJU):

• The furthest airport from Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) is Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB), which is nearly antipodal to Tampa Padang Airport (meaning Tampa Padang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil.
• Because of Tampa Padang Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampa Padang 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 Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) is Andi Jemma Airport (MXB), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) E of MJU.
• Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Tampa Padang Airport", another name for MJU is "Bandara Tampa Padang".