Nonstop flight route between Windhoek, Namibia and Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eros Airport (ERS), Windhoek, Namibia and Falalop Airfield (ULI), Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,562 miles (or 13,780 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 Eros Airport and Falalop Airfield, 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 Eros Airport and Falalop Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERS / FYWE |
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| Location: | Windhoek, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°36'43"S by 17°4'50"E |
| Area Served: | Windhoek, Namibia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5575 feet (1,699 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ERS |
| More Information: | ERS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ULI / |
| Airport Name: | Falalop Airfield |
| Location: | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°1'14"N by 139°47'22"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from ULI |
| More Information: | ULI Maps & Info |
Facts about Eros Airport (ERS):
- Because of Eros Airport's high elevation of 5,575 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ERS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ERS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Eros Airport (ERS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Eros Airport (ERS) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Eros Airport (meaning Eros Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,232 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 5,575 feet above mean sea level.
- Eros is an alternate for Windhoek International Airport in VMC conditions.
- Eros is a busy hub of general aviation and one of the busiest airports in the SADC region.
- In addition to being known as "Eros Airport", another name for ERS is "Windhoek Eros Airport".
- The closest airport to Eros Airport (ERS) is Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of ERS.
Facts about Falalop Airfield (ULI):
- Falalop Airfield or Naval Air Base Ulithi is a former World War II airfield on the island of Falalop, part of Ulithi Atoll in the Caroline Islands.
- The furthest airport from Falalop Airfield (ULI) is Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Falalop Airfield (meaning Falalop Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Units stationed at Falalop included VMD-354 operating photo-reconnaissance F4Us and VMF-542 operating F6F-3N night-fighters.
- The closest airport to Falalop Airfield (ULI) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) WSW of ULI.
