Nonstop flight route between Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goroka Airport (GKA), Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Plymouth Municipal Airport (PYM), Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,117 miles (or 14,673 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 Goroka Airport and Plymouth Municipal 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 Goroka Airport and Plymouth Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GKA / AYGA |
Airport Name: | Goroka Airport |
Location: | Goroka, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°4'54"S by 145°23'30"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5282 feet (1,610 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GKA |
More Information: | GKA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PYM / KPYM |
Airport Name: | Plymouth Municipal Airport |
Location: | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°54'32"N by 70°43'44"W |
Area Served: | Plymouth County, Massachusetts |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Plymouth |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 148 feet (45 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PYM |
More Information: | PYM Maps & Info |
Facts about Goroka Airport (GKA):
- Goroka Airport (GKA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Goroka Airport (GKA) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Goroka Airport (GKA) is Chimbu Airport (CMU), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of GKA.
- Because of Goroka Airport's high elevation of 5,282 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GKA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GKA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Plymouth Municipal Airport (PYM):
- Plymouth Municipal Airport (PYM) has 2 runways.
- Charter plane at the airport
- The furthest airport from Plymouth Municipal Airport (PYM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,801 miles (18,992 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Plymouth Municipal Airport (PYM) is New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SW of PYM.
- Plymouth Municipal Airport covers an area of 758 acres at an elevation of 148 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Plymouth Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 148 feet, planes can take off or land at Plymouth Municipal 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.