Nonstop flight route between Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goroka Airport (GKA), Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Summerside Airport (YSU), Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,151 miles (or 14,726 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 Summerside 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 Summerside 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: | YSU / CYSU | 
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| Location: | Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°26'26"N by 63°50'0"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Slemon Park Corporation | 
| Airport Type: | public | 
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YSU | 
| More Information: | YSU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Goroka Airport (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.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Summerside Airport (YSU):
- The Summerside Airport's airfield and terminal facilities are located in the township of Lot 17 and not in the city of Summerside proper.
 - Summerside Airport is located 3.5 nautical miles north-northwest of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
 - Because of Summerside Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Summerside 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 Summerside Airport (YSU) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,638 miles (18,729 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
 - The closest airport to Summerside Airport (YSU) is Charlottetown Airport (YYG), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) ESE of YSU.
 - Summerside Airport (YSU) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Summerside Airport", another name for YSU is "CFB Summerside".
 
