Nonstop flight route between Griffith, New South Wales, Australia and Kisimayu, Somalia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Griffith Airport (GFF), Griffith, New South Wales, Australia and Kismayo Airport (KMU), Kisimayu, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,978 miles (or 11,231 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 Griffith Airport and Kismayo 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 Griffith Airport and Kismayo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFF / YGTH |
Airport Name: | Griffith Airport |
Location: | Griffith, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°15'6"S by 146°4'0"E |
Area Served: | Griffith, New South Wales, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Griffith City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 439 feet (134 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GFF |
More Information: | GFF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMU / HCMK |
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Location: | Kisimayu, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°23'21"S by 42°26'50"E |
Area Served: | Kismayo |
Operator/Owner: | Somali Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KMU |
More Information: | KMU Maps & Info |
Facts about Griffith Airport (GFF):
- Because of Griffith Airport's relatively low elevation of 439 feet, planes can take off or land at Griffith 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 closest airport to Griffith Airport (GFF) is West Wyalong Airport (WWY), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) ENE of GFF.
- Griffith Airport was ranked 48th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2009-2010.
- Griffith Airport (GFF) has 2 runways.
- Griffith Airport is an airport serving Griffith, New South Wales, Australia.
- The furthest airport from Griffith Airport (GFF) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Griffith Airport (meaning Griffith Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,045 miles (19,385 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
Facts about Kismayo Airport (KMU):
- The furthest airport from Kismayo Airport (KMU) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Kismayo Airport (KMU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kismayo Airport", other names for KMU include "Goronka Diyarada Ee Kismayo" and "كيسمايو المطار".
- The closest airport to Kismayo Airport (KMU) is Kiwayu Airport (KWY), which is located 135 miles (216 kilometers) SW of KMU.
- Kismayo Airport handled 58 passengers last year.
- Because of Kismayo Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Kismayo 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.