Nonstop flight route between Emirau, Papua New Guinea and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(1°38'30"S by 149°58'29"E)
Arrival Airport:
(43°34'54"N by 96°44'30"W)
Distance from EMI to FSD:
7,449.38 miles (11,988.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Emirau Airport (EMI), Emirau, Papua New Guinea and Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD), Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,449 miles (or 11,989 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 Sioux Falls Regional 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 Sioux Falls Regional 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: | FSD / KFSD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°34'54"N by 96°44'30"W |
| Area Served: | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Sioux Falls |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1430 feet (436 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FSD |
| More Information: | FSD Maps & Info |
Facts about Emirau Airport (EMI):
- Emirau Airport (EMI) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- Base roll-up commenced in December 1944 and was completed by May 1945.
Facts about Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD):
- Joe Foss Field covers an area of 1,570 acres at an elevation of 1,430 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) is Madison Municipal Airport (XMD), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNW of FSD.
- Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,610 miles (17,075 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Sioux Falls Regional Airport", another name for FSD is "Joe Foss Field".
- Sioux Falls Regional Airport was originally the Sioux Falls Army Air Base constructed during World War II and closed permanently in the mid-1960s.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 86.61 miles (139.39 km) SE | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 178.53 miles (287.32 km) W | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 207.14 miles (333.36 km) ESE | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 220.37 miles (354.65 km) SE | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 249.57 miles (401.64 km) SE | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 265.63 miles (427.49 km) S | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 284.40 miles (457.69 km) SSW | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 296.56 miles (477.27 km) SSE | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 299.73 miles (482.37 km) SSE | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 316.93 miles (510.05 km) S | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 321.08 miles (516.73 km) S | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 353.60 miles (569.05 km) SE | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 373.86 miles (601.67 km) SSW | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 379.84 miles (611.29 km) SW | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 407.47 miles (655.77 km) SSW | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,022.35 miles (19,348.05 km) SSE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,802.73 miles (18,994.60 km) SE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,744.27 miles (18,900.52 km) SE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,741.19 miles (18,895.56 km) SSE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,740.21 miles (18,893.99 km) ESE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,700.03 miles (18,829.33 km) SSE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,682.23 miles (18,800.68 km) SSE | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,569.90 miles (18,619.91 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,569.75 miles (18,619.66 km) ESE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,503.15 miles (18,512.48 km) ESE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,446.81 miles (18,421.80 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,439.33 miles (18,409.78 km) ESE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,438.92 miles (18,409.11 km) SSE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,432.84 miles (18,399.32 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,416.66 miles (18,373.29 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.56 miles (55.63 km) NNW | Madison Municipal Airport (XMD) | Madison, South Dakota, United States | |
| 2 | 50.08 miles (80.59 km) N | Brookings Regional Airport (BKX) | Brookings, South Dakota, United States | |
| 3 | 53.27 miles (85.73 km) SE | Orange City Municipal Airport (ORC) | Orange City, Iowa, United States | |
| 4 | 56.24 miles (90.51 km) SW | Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN) | Yankton, South Dakota, United States | |
| 5 | 62.03 miles (99.83 km) SSE | Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ) | Le Mars, Iowa, United States | |
| 6 | 66.15 miles (106.46 km) WNW | Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE) | Mitchell, South Dakota, United States | |
| 7 | 75.44 miles (121.41 km) NE | Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport (MML) | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | |
| 8 | 82.48 miles (132.74 km) ESE | Spencer Municipal Airport (SPW) | Spencer, Iowa, United States | |
| 9 | 83.47 miles (134.33 km) SSE | Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) | Sioux City, Iowa, United States | |
| 10 | 87.93 miles (141.50 km) E | Jackson Municipal Airport (MJQ) | Jackson, Minnesota, United States | |
| 11 | 92.43 miles (148.75 km) NW | Huron Regional Airport (HON) | Huron, South Dakota, United States | |
| 12 | 94.27 miles (151.71 km) NNW | Watertown Regional Airport (ATY) | Watertown, South Dakota, United States | |
| 13 | 101.82 miles (163.86 km) SE | Storm Lake Municipal Airport (SLB) | Storm Lake, Iowa, United States | |
| 14 | 108.68 miles (174.91 km) NNE | Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (MVE) | Montevideo, Minnesota, United States | |
| 15 | 115.76 miles (186.30 km) SSW | Norfolk Regional Airport (OFK) | Norfolk, Nebraska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,609.89 miles (17,074.92 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,586.47 miles (17,037.23 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,570.31 miles (17,011.23 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,561.74 miles (16,997.42 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,517.15 miles (16,925.67 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,510.43 miles (16,914.86 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,504.02 miles (16,904.53 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,493.80 miles (16,888.09 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,475.66 miles (16,858.90 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,472.51 miles (16,853.82 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,428.77 miles (16,783.44 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 12 | 10,425.05 miles (16,777.45 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,396.98 miles (16,732.28 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,380.24 miles (16,705.33 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,372.87 miles (16,693.47 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |