Nonstop flight route between Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia and Paloemeu, Suriname:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE), Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia and Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM), Paloemeu, Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,342 miles (or 18,253 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 Groote Eylandt Airport and Vincent Fayks 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 Groote Eylandt Airport and Vincent Fayks Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GTE / YGTE |
| Airport Name: | Groote Eylandt Airport |
| Location: | Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°58'29"S by 136°27'36"E |
| Area Served: | Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Groote Eylandt Mining Co. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GTE |
| More Information: | GTE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OEM / SMPA |
| Airport Name: | Vincent Fayks Airport |
| Location: | Paloemeu, Suriname |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°20'45"N by 55°26'30"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OEM |
| More Information: | OEM Maps & Info |
Facts about Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE):
- Because of Groote Eylandt Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Groote Eylandt 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 Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE) is Lake Evella Airport (LEL), which is located 111 miles (179 kilometers) NNW of GTE.
- Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,564 miles (18,611 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
Facts about Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM):
- Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) is Tepoe Airstrip (KCB), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) SW of OEM.
- Because of Vincent Fayks Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Vincent Fayks 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 Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Vincent Fayks Airport (meaning Vincent Fayks Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,285 miles (19,771 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.
