Nonstop flight route between Tucson, Arizona, United States and Aiyura, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), Tucson, Arizona, United States and Aiyura Airport (AYU), Aiyura, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,223 miles (or 11,624 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 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base and Aiyura 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 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base and Aiyura Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DMA / KDMA |
Airport Name: | Davis–Monthan Air Force Base |
Location: | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°9'59"N by 110°52'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from DMA |
More Information: | DMA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYU / AYAY |
Airport Name: | Aiyura Airport |
Location: | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°20'16"S by 145°54'14"E |
Elevation: | 5100 feet (1,554 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AYU |
More Information: | AYU Maps & Info |
Facts about Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA):
- On 1 October 1976, the base was transferred to Tactical Air Command after 30 years under SAC.
- Davis–Monthan Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located within the city limits approximately 5 miles south-southeast of downtown Tucson, Arizona.
- In 1962, the Strategic Air Command's 390th Strategic Missile Wing and its 18 Titan II ICBM sites around Tucson were activated.
- In 1919, the Tucson Chamber of Commerce aviation committee established the nation's first municipally owned airfield at the current site of the Tucson Rodeo Grounds.
- Military presence at the field began when Sergeant Simpson relocated his fuel and service operation to the site on 6 October 1927.
- The closest airport to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Tucson International Airport (TUS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of DMA.
- The furthest airport from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Davis–Monthan Air Force Base is a key ACC installation.
- One site under the 390 SMW, known both as Titan II Site 571-7 and as Air Force Facility Missile Site 8, was initially decommissioned in 1982.
Facts about Aiyura Airport (AYU):
- Aiyura Airport (AYU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Aiyura Airport (AYU) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,723 miles (18,867 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Aiyura Airport (AYU) is Gusap Airport (GAP), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of AYU.
- Because of Aiyura Airport's high elevation of 5,100 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AYU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AYU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.