Nonstop flight route between Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Umiujaq, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goroka Airport (GKA), Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Umiujaq Airport (YUD), Umiujaq, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,275 miles (or 13,317 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 Umiujaq 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 Umiujaq 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: | YUD / CYMU |
Airport Name: | Umiujaq Airport |
Location: | Umiujaq, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°32'9"N by 76°31'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | Administration régionale Kativik |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 251 feet (77 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YUD |
More Information: | YUD 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.
- The closest airport to Goroka Airport (GKA) is Chimbu Airport (CMU), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of 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.
Facts about Umiujaq Airport (YUD):
- The closest airport to Umiujaq Airport (YUD) is Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW), which is located 99 miles (160 kilometers) SSW of YUD.
- Because of Umiujaq Airport's relatively low elevation of 251 feet, planes can take off or land at Umiujaq 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 Umiujaq Airport (YUD) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,800 miles (17,381 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Umiujaq Airport (YUD) currently has only 1 runway.