Nonstop flight route between Augusta, Georgia, United States and Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daniel Field (DNL), Augusta, Georgia, United States and Kirakira Airport (IRA), Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,113 miles (or 13,056 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 Daniel Field and Kirakira 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 Daniel Field and Kirakira Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DNL / KDNL |
Airport Name: | Daniel Field |
Location: | Augusta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°27'59"N by 82°2'21"W |
Area Served: | Augusta, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | Augusta-Richmond County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 423 feet (129 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DNL |
More Information: | DNL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRA / AGGK |
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Location: | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°26'57"S by 161°53'53"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from IRA |
More Information: | IRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Daniel Field (DNL):
- Although the Army initially planned on using Daniel for fighter aircraft, it was utilized instead mostly by transport and observation squadrons.
- Because of Daniel Field's relatively low elevation of 423 feet, planes can take off or land at Daniel Field 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 Daniel Field (DNL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,452 miles (18,430 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1955, the City moved the two hangars to the eastern side of the airfield.
- Daniel Field (DNL) has 2 runways.
- Daniel Field covers an area of 146 acres at an elevation of 423 feet above mean sea level.
- In 1942, newly built Army Airfields were becoming available in the southeast and the Air Force no longer had the need for Daniel Field and its short runways.
- The closest airport to Daniel Field (DNL) is Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of DNL.
- Initially assigned to the Army Air Corps Southeast Air District, the first units at Daniel Army Airfield the 14th and 15th Transport Squadrons of the 61st Transport Group arrived on July 12, 1941 from Kelly Field, near San Antonio, Texas.
Facts about Kirakira Airport (IRA):
- The furthest airport from Kirakira Airport (IRA) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is nearly antipodal to Kirakira Airport (meaning Kirakira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap Skirring Airport), and is located 12,273 miles (19,752 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.
- The closest airport to Kirakira Airport (IRA) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) N of IRA.
- In addition to being known as "Kirakira Airport", another name for IRA is "Ngorangora Airstrip".