Nonstop flight route between Gympie, Queensland, Australia and Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States:
Departure Airport:
(26°16'59"S by 152°42'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°12'5"N by 177°22'53"W)
Distance from GYP to MDY:
4,256.13 miles (6,849.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gympie Airport (GYP), Gympie, Queensland, Australia and Henderson Field (MDY), Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,256 miles (or 6,850 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 Gympie Airport and Henderson Field, 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 Gympie Airport and Henderson Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYP / YGYM |
| Airport Name: | Gympie Airport |
| Location: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°16'59"S by 152°42'6"E |
| Area Served: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Gympie Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 260 feet (79 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GYP |
| More Information: | GYP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDY / PMDY |
| Airport Name: | Henderson Field |
| Location: | Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°12'5"N by 177°22'53"W |
| Area Served: | Midway Atoll |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Dept. of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MDY |
| More Information: | MDY Maps & Info |
Facts about Gympie Airport (GYP):
- Because of Gympie Airport's relatively low elevation of 260 feet, planes can take off or land at Gympie 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 Gympie Airport (GYP) is Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SE of GYP.
- Gympie Airport (GYP) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Gympie Airport (GYP) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,830 miles (19,038 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
Facts about Henderson Field (MDY):
- Henderson Field is an uncontrolled airport.
- The closest airport to Henderson Field (MDY) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 937 miles (1,508 kilometers) SE of MDY.
- Because of Henderson Field's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Henderson Field 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.
- After transition from the U.S.
- The airfield was previously served by Aloha Airlines with scheduled weekly charter flghts to and from Honolulu utilizing a Boeing 737-200 jetliner.
- Henderson Field (MDY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Henderson Field (MDY) is Lüderitz Airport (LUD), which is located 11,656 miles (18,759 kilometers) away in Luderitz, Namibia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.73 miles (52.67 km) SE | Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) | Marcoola, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 43.64 miles (70.23 km) SE | Caloundra Airport (CUD) | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 53.21 miles (85.63 km) N | Maryborough Airport (MBH) | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 57.02 miles (91.77 km) WSW | Kingaroy Airport (KGY) | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 67.56 miles (108.72 km) N | Hervey Bay Airport (HVB) | Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 80.23 miles (129.11 km) SSE | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 81.48 miles (131.13 km) NW | Gayndah Airport (GAH) | Gayndah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 98.25 miles (158.12 km) NNW | Bundaberg Airport (BDB) | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 133.20 miles (214.36 km) WSW | Chincilla Airport (CCL) | Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 139.06 miles (223.80 km) SSE | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 160.94 miles (259.01 km) WSW | Miles Airport (WLE) | Miles, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 176.26 miles (283.66 km) W | Taroom Airport (XTO) | Taroom, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 177.72 miles (286.01 km) SSW | Stanthorpe Airport (SNH) | Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 179.12 miles (288.26 km) S | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 183.89 miles (295.95 km) SSE | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,829.94 miles (19,038.40 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 2 | 11,805.46 miles (18,999.00 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 11,793.66 miles (18,980.02 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,768.20 miles (18,939.04 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,766.56 miles (18,936.40 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 11,747.91 miles (18,906.38 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 11,739.51 miles (18,892.86 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,720.92 miles (18,862.95 km) NNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,703.60 miles (18,835.08 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 10 | 11,695.70 miles (18,822.36 km) WNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 11,689.38 miles (18,812.19 km) WNW | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 11,688.29 miles (18,810.43 km) WNW | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 13 | 11,687.69 miles (18,809.47 km) N | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,680.65 miles (18,798.14 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,665.15 miles (18,773.20 km) NW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 937.06 miles (1,508.05 km) SE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 2 | 1,163.14 miles (1,871.89 km) SW | Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 1,179.19 miles (1,897.72 km) ESE | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 1,181.99 miles (1,902.22 km) WSW | Wake Island Airfield (AWK) | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 5 | 1,193.43 miles (1,920.63 km) ESE | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 1,193.67 miles (1,921.01 km) ESE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 1,206.51 miles (1,941.68 km) ESE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 1,284.52 miles (2,067.22 km) ESE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 1,296.45 miles (2,086.43 km) ESE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 1,299.87 miles (2,091.93 km) ESE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 1,308.14 miles (2,105.24 km) ESE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 1,308.14 miles (2,105.24 km) ESE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 1,361.18 miles (2,190.60 km) ESE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 1,366.66 miles (2,199.42 km) ESE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 1,380.51 miles (2,221.71 km) ESE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,656.05 miles (18,758.55 km) W | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| 2 | 11,605.66 miles (18,677.45 km) WSW | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 3 | 11,591.01 miles (18,653.87 km) W | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 4 | 11,569.67 miles (18,619.53 km) WSW | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 5 | 11,556.22 miles (18,597.89 km) W | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 6 | 11,479.95 miles (18,475.14 km) W | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 7 | 11,456.03 miles (18,436.65 km) WSW | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 8 | 11,455.44 miles (18,435.69 km) W | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 9 | 11,453.64 miles (18,432.80 km) W | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 10 | 11,453.62 miles (18,432.78 km) W | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 11 | 11,430.33 miles (18,395.29 km) WSW | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 12 | 11,412.29 miles (18,366.25 km) WSW | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 13 | 11,357.04 miles (18,277.34 km) WSW | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 14 | 11,343.44 miles (18,255.45 km) WSW | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 15 | 11,321.78 miles (18,220.59 km) SW | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |