Nonstop flight route between Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia and Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fakfak Airport (FKQ), Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia and Esquel Airport (EQS), Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,950 miles (or 14,404 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 Fakfak Airport and Esquel 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 Fakfak Airport and Esquel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKQ / WASF |
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| Location: | Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°55'11"S by 132°16'0"E |
| Area Served: | Fakfak, West Papua, Indonesia |
| Operator/Owner: | Fakfak Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 462 feet (141 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FKQ |
| More Information: | FKQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EQS / SAVE |
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| Location: | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°54'24"S by 71°8'48"W |
| Area Served: | Esquel |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2621 feet (799 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EQS |
| More Information: | EQS Maps & Info |
Facts about Fakfak Airport (FKQ):
- In addition to being known as "Fakfak Airport", another name for FKQ is "Bandar Udara Fakfak".
- The furthest airport from Fakfak Airport (FKQ) is Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), which is nearly antipodal to Fakfak Airport (meaning Fakfak Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in Belém, Pará, Brazil.
- Because of Fakfak Airport's relatively low elevation of 462 feet, planes can take off or land at Fakfak 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.
- Fakfak Airport (FKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fakfak Airport (FKQ) is Babo Airport (BXB), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) ENE of FKQ.
Facts about Esquel Airport (EQS):
- In addition to being known as "Esquel Airport", another name for EQS is "Aeropuerto de Esquel".
- The closest airport to Esquel Airport (EQS) is El Maitén Airport (EMX), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) N of EQS.
- The furthest airport from Esquel Airport (EQS) is Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL), which is nearly antipodal to Esquel Airport (meaning Esquel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport), and is located 12,269 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
- Esquel Airport (EQS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport closed temporarily in May 2008 because of volcanic activities in El Chaitén, Chile.
- Since 1998, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
