Nonstop flight route between Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom and Aranuka, Kiribati:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between East Midlands Airport (EMA), Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom and Aranuka Airport (AAK), Aranuka, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,762 miles (or 14,101 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 East Midlands Airport and Aranuka 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 East Midlands Airport and Aranuka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMA / EGNX |
Airport Name: | East Midlands Airport |
Location: | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°49'51"N by 1°19'40"W |
Area Served: | East Midlands |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 306 feet (93 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EMA |
More Information: | EMA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAK / NGUK |
Airport Name: | Aranuka Airport |
Location: | Aranuka, Kiribati |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°11'7"N by 173°38'11"E |
Area Served: | Aranuka |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AAK |
More Information: | AAK Maps & Info |
Facts about East Midlands Airport (EMA):
- Derby Airways, which was in the process of being renamed British Midland Airways, moved its operations to the new airport and established its headquarters in nearby Donington Hall in Castle Donington, operating a network of domestic and international scheduled and charter flights at East Midlands.
- Following increasing overcrowding at the terminal building, the airport facilities have been extended and remodelled.
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to East Midlands Airport (EMA) is RAF Cottesmore (OKH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of EMA.
- Because of East Midlands Airport's relatively low elevation of 306 feet, planes can take off or land at East Midlands 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.
- A major development towards the long-haul programme came in 2005 with the introduction of holiday flights to the Dominican Republic, Orlando, and Cancún by First Choice Airways.
- The furthest airport from East Midlands Airport (EMA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- East Midlands Airport has established itself as a hub for low fare airlines such as, Jet2.com and Ryanair and tour operarors like Thomson Airways which serve a range of domestic and European short-haul destinations.
- East Midlands Airport handled 4,334,117 passengers last year.
- Since July 2013 Thomson Airways also operates with their Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft out of East Midlands, serving long haul holiday destinations such as Orlando or Cancun.
Facts about Aranuka Airport (AAK):
- Because of Aranuka Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Aranuka 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 Aranuka Airport (AAK) is Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NNE of AAK.
- The furthest airport from Aranuka Airport (AAK) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is nearly antipodal to Aranuka Airport (meaning Aranuka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cape Palmas Airport), and is located 12,108 miles (19,486 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.