Nonstop flight route between Greenville, South Carolina, United States and Nadi, Fiji:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Donaldson Center Airport (GDC), Greenville, South Carolina, United States and Nadi International Airport (NAN), Nadi, Fiji would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,475 miles (or 12,030 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 Donaldson Center Airport and Nadi International 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 Donaldson Center Airport and Nadi International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDC / KGYH |
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| Location: | Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°45'29"N by 82°22'35"W |
| Area Served: | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | Greenville City/County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 955 feet (291 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GDC |
| More Information: | GDC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NAN / NFFN |
| Airport Name: | Nadi International Airport |
| Location: | Nadi, Fiji |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°45'19"S by 177°26'35"E |
| Area Served: | Nadi |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited (AFL) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NAN |
| More Information: | NAN Maps & Info |
Facts about Donaldson Center Airport (GDC):
- Donaldson Center Airport (GDC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Donaldson Center Airport", another name for GDC is "GYH".
- Donaldson Center Airport covers an area of 1,300 acres which contains one runway designated 5/23 with 8,000 x 150 ft concrete pavement.
- Because of Donaldson Center Airport's relatively low elevation of 955 feet, planes can take off or land at Donaldson Center 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 Donaldson Center Airport (GDC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,439 miles (18,410 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Donaldson Center Airport (GDC) is Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNE of GDC.
Facts about Nadi International Airport (NAN):
- The closest airport to Nadi International Airport (NAN) is Mana Island Airport (MNF), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of NAN.
- Nadi is the operational base for Fiji Airways, which services six airports throughout the southwest Pacific, and many more on the Pacific Rim.
- Nadi International Airport (NAN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Nadi International Airport (NAN) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is nearly antipodal to Nadi International Airport (meaning Nadi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Timbuktu Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,891 kilometers) away in Timbuktu, Mali.
- Then, as now, Fiji was the crossroads of the Pacific – and in those days was even more important as a refuelling stop.
- Because of Nadi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Nadi International 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.
- Drama came to Nadi Airport on 19 May 1987.
