Nonstop flight route between Emirau, Papua New Guinea and Boca Raton, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Emirau Airport (EMI), Emirau, Papua New Guinea and Boca Raton Airport (BCT), Boca Raton, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,704 miles (or 14,007 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 Emirau Airport and Boca Raton 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 Emirau Airport and Boca Raton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMI / AYEE |
Airport Name: | Emirau Airport |
Location: | Emirau, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°38'30"S by 149°58'29"E |
Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EMI |
More Information: | EMI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCT / KBCT |
Airport Name: | Boca Raton Airport |
Location: | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°22'42"N by 80°6'28"W |
Area Served: | Boca Raton, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | State of Florida |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCT |
More Information: | BCT Maps & Info |
Facts about Emirau Airport (EMI):
- The furthest airport from Emirau Airport (EMI) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is nearly antipodal to Emirau Airport (meaning Emirau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Governador Carlos Wilson Airport), and is located 12,022 miles (19,348 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Emirau was seized unopposed by two Battalions of the 4th Marine Division on 20 March 1944.Naval Construction Battalions arrived shortly after the landings and began construction of two coral-surfaced 7,000 feet by 150 feet airfields on the island.
- Because of Emirau Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Emirau 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.
- Emirau Airport (EMI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Emirau Airport (EMI) is Kavieng Airport (KVG), which is located 87 miles (139 kilometers) SE of EMI.
- Base roll-up commenced in December 1944 and was completed by May 1945.
Facts about Boca Raton Airport (BCT):
- Because of Boca Raton Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Boca Raton 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 furthest airport from Boca Raton Airport (BCT) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,588 miles (18,649 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Boca Raton Airport was established in 1936.
- The closest airport to Boca Raton Airport (BCT) is Pompano Beach Airpark (PPM), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of BCT.
- Boca Raton Airport (BCT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport operated without a control tower until 2000 when the current control tower opened.