Nonstop flight route between Nenana, Alaska, United States and Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN), Nenana, Alaska, United States and Nissan Island Airport (IIS), Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,565 miles (or 8,955 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 Nenana Municipal Airport and Nissan Island 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 Nenana Municipal Airport and Nissan Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ENN / PANN |
Airport Name: | Nenana Municipal Airport |
Location: | Nenana, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°32'49"N by 149°4'26"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Nenana |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 362 feet (110 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ENN |
More Information: | ENN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IIS / |
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Location: | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°30'0"S by 154°13'35"E |
Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IIS |
More Information: | IIS Maps & Info |
Facts about Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN):
- Because of Nenana Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 362 feet, planes can take off or land at Nenana Municipal 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 Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,313 miles (16,597 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) ENE of ENN.
Facts about Nissan Island Airport (IIS):
- The New Zealand 3rd Division landed on Nissan Island on 15 February 1944 as part of the Solomon Islands campaign.
- In late 1944 airfield roll-up activities were commenced and were completed by August 1945.
- Because of Nissan Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Nissan Island 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 Nissan Island Airport (IIS) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Lagoon Airfield was abandoned after the war, while Ocean Airfield remained in use as a civilian airfield.
- In addition to being known as "Nissan Island Airport", other names for IIS include "AYIA" and "Nissan Island".
- The closest airport to Nissan Island Airport (IIS) is Buka Island Airport (BUA), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) SSE of IIS.
- Nissan Island Airport (IIS) currently has only 1 runway.