Nonstop flight route between Emirau, Papua New Guinea and Durant, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Emirau Airport (EMI), Emirau, Papua New Guinea and Eaker Field (DUA), Durant, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,627 miles (or 12,275 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 Eaker Field, 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 Eaker Field. 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: | DUA / KDUA |
Airport Name: | Eaker Field |
Location: | Durant, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'31"N by 96°23'39"W |
Area Served: | Durant |
Operator/Owner: | City of Durant |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 699 feet (213 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DUA |
More Information: | DUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Emirau Airport (EMI):
- The closest airport to Emirau Airport (EMI) is Kavieng Airport (KVG), which is located 87 miles (139 kilometers) SE of EMI.
- 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.
- 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 Airport (EMI) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- There was also one Australian unit located on the island - the 474 Heavy Anti-aircraft Troop.
Facts about Eaker Field (DUA):
- Because of Eaker Field's relatively low elevation of 699 feet, planes can take off or land at Eaker 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 Eaker Field (DUA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,855 miles (17,470 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport is named for SOSU alum General Ira Eaker, a 1917 graduate of Southeastern who served in World War I and World War II.
- The terminal design called for an air traffic control tower, but that was dropped due to the cost.
- The closest airport to Eaker Field (DUA) is North Texas Regional Airport (PNX), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SW of DUA.
- Eaker Field (DUA) has 2 runways.
- A new taxiway is in the early bidding process.