Nonstop flight route between Flores Island, Azores, Portugal and Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Flores Airport (FLW), Flores Island, Azores, Portugal and Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS), Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,467 miles (or 15,235 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 Flores Airport and Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA), 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 Flores Airport and Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLW / LPFL |
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| Location: | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°27'29"N by 31°7'55"W |
| Area Served: | Santa Cruz das Flores |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FLW |
| More Information: | FLW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DPS / WADD |
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| Location: | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°44'53"S by 115°10'3"E |
| Area Served: | Denpasar |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DPS |
| More Information: | DPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Flores Airport (FLW):
- Because of Flores Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Flores 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.
- But, it was only in 1972 that an airport was inaugurated on the island of Flores.
- Flores Airport handled 45,122 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Flores Airport (FLW) is Flinders Island Airport (FLS), which is nearly antipodal to Flores Airport (meaning Flores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flinders Island Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
- Flores Airport (FLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Flores Airport (FLW) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) N of FLW.
- In addition to being known as "Flores Airport", another name for FLW is "Aeroporto das Flores".
Facts about Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS):
- In addition to being known as "Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA)", other names for DPS include "Bandar Udara Internasional Ngurah Rai (NRIA)" and "WADD formerly WRRR".
- The Pelabuhan Udara Tuban, or Tuban airfield, was established in 1931 at the narrowest point on the southern coast of Bali.
- Airport Facilities Development and Flight Safety Phase III for Ngurah Rai International Airport includes the terminal building, a multi story car parking building, and apron.
- Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) is El Tigre Airport (ELX), which is nearly antipodal to Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (meaning Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Tigre Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,946 kilometers) away in El Tigre, Venezuela.
- Because of Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA)'s relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) 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.
- Plans are for the work to be completed prior to the expected demands of the APEC Summit which will begin on the island in 2013.
- The closest airport to Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) is Blimbingsari Airport (BWX), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of DPS.
- The project planned to expand the international terminal to 120,000 m2 and the domestic terminal to 65,000 m2.
- The earlier extension of the runway subsequently caused disruption of natural sand flow along the coast.
- Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) handled 12,780,563 passengers last year.
