Nonstop flight route between Alotau, Papua New Guinea and Chapecó, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gurney Airport (GUR), Alotau, Papua New Guinea and Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP), Chapecó, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,425 miles (or 15,169 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 Gurney Airport and Serafin Enoss Bertaso 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 Gurney Airport and Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUR / AYGN |
Airport Name: | Gurney Airport |
Location: | Alotau, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°18'41"S by 150°20'0"E |
Area Served: | Alotau, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GUR |
More Information: | GUR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XAP / SBCH |
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Location: | Chapecó, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°8'2"S by 52°39'42"W |
Area Served: | Chapecó |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2146 feet (654 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XAP |
More Information: | XAP Maps & Info |
Facts about Gurney Airport (GUR):
- The airfield was reopened in early 1966, as a part of the Australian colonial policy of having each of the provincial capitals served by daily flights.
- The airport is a single runway general aviation facility, however in December, 2008, the PNG Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation, Don Polye announced that aviation company Skyworld had been granted permission to operate direct flights from Cairns, Australia to Gurney.
- Gurney Airport (GUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gurney Airport (GUR) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,966 miles (19,257 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Because of Gurney Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Gurney 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 Gurney Airport (GUR) is Vivigani Airport (VIV), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) N of GUR.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 88 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP):
- Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) is Aguni Airport (AGJ), which is nearly antipodal to Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (meaning Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguni Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Aguni, Japan.
- The closest airport to Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) is Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) E of XAP.
- Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport is the airport serving Chapecó, Brazil.
- The terminal was inaugurated on 18 March 1978.
- On 1 October 2010 the State Government of Santa Catarina authorized renovation works at Chapecó Airport focusing mainly on the runway.
- In addition to being known as "Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport", another name for XAP is "Aeroporto Serafin Enoss Bertaso".