Nonstop flight route between Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia and Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS), Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia and Miami Seaplane Base (MPB), Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,888 miles (or 17,523 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 Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) and Miami Seaplane Base, 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 Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) and Miami Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DPS / WADD |
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Location: | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°44'53"S by 115°10'3"E |
Area Served: | Denpasar |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DPS |
More Information: | DPS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MPB / |
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Location: | Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°46'41"N by 80°10'13"W |
Area Served: | Miami, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | City of Miami Property Mgmt Section |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MPB |
More Information: | MPB Maps & Info |
Facts about Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS):
- In addition to being known as "Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA)", other names for DPS include "Bandar Udara Internasional Ngurah Rai (NRIA)" and "WADD formerly WRRR".
- The International terminal has a Balinese architectural theme and has separate departure and arrival halls.
- In November 2010 the government allocated Rp 1.9 trillion to realise the terminal improvement plan.
- The airport is named after I Gusti Ngurah Rai, an Indonesian republican who died on 20 November 1946 in a puputan against the Dutch at Marga in Tabanan where the Dutch defeated his company with air support, killing Rai and 95 others during the Indonesian Revolution in 1946.
- Because of Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA)'s relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) 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 Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) is El Tigre Airport (ELX), which is nearly antipodal to Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (meaning Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Tigre Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,946 kilometers) away in El Tigre, Venezuela.
- Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) handled 12,780,563 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) is Blimbingsari Airport (BWX), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of DPS.
- In October 2010 former vice president Jusuf Kalla proposed a massive overhaul of the airport's facilities.
- The earlier extension of the runway subsequently caused disruption of natural sand flow along the coast.
Facts about Miami Seaplane Base (MPB):
- Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Miami Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Miami Seaplane Base 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.
- In addition to being known as "Miami Seaplane Base", another name for MPB is "X44".
- The furthest airport from Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,582 miles (18,640 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) is Miami International Airport (MIA), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) W of MPB.