Nonstop flight route between Fria, Guinea and Madang, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fria Airport (FIG), Fria, Guinea and Madang Airport (MAG), Madang, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,980 miles (or 17,671 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 Fria Airport and Madang 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 Fria Airport and Madang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIG / GUFA |
Airport Name: | Fria Airport |
Location: | Fria, Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°21'2"N by 13°34'9"W |
Area Served: | Fria, Guinea |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 499 feet (152 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FIG |
More Information: | FIG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAG / AYMD |
Airport Name: | Madang Airport |
Location: | Madang, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°12'29"S by 145°46'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | Papua New Guinea Office Of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAG |
More Information: | MAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Fria Airport (FIG):
- Because of Fria Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Fria 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 Fria Airport (FIG) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Fria Airport (meaning Fria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,621 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Fria Airport (FIG) is Conakry International Airport (CKY), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) S of FIG.
- Fria Airport (FIG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Madang Airport (MAG):
- The furthest airport from Madang Airport (MAG) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,799 miles (18,988 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Madang Airport (MAG) is Gusap Airport (GAP), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of MAG.
- Madang Airport (MAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Liberated by Australian Army forces on 24 April 1944.