Nonstop flight route between Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea and Fishers Island, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mount Hagen Airport (HGU), Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea and Elizabeth Field (FID), Fishers Island, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,122 miles (or 14,681 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 Mount Hagen Airport and Elizabeth 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 Mount Hagen Airport and Elizabeth Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGU / AYMH |
Airport Name: | Mount Hagen Airport |
Location: | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°49'36"S by 144°17'45"E |
Area Served: | Mount Hagen |
Elevation: | 5388 feet (1,642 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HGU |
More Information: | HGU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FID / |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Fishers Island, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°15'5"N by 72°1'54"W |
Area Served: | Fishers Island, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Southold |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FID |
More Information: | FID Maps & Info |
Facts about Mount Hagen Airport (HGU):
- Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,745 miles (18,902 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) is Chimbu Airport (CMU), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) ESE of HGU.
- Because of Mount Hagen Airport's high elevation of 5,388 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HGU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HGU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Elizabeth Field (FID):
- The furthest airport from Elizabeth Field (FID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,798 miles (18,987 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Elizabeth Field is a public use airport located eight nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Fishers Island, in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Elizabeth Field", another name for FID is "0B8".
- Elizabeth Field covers an area of 122 acres at an elevation of 9 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Elizabeth Field (FID) is Groton-New London Airport (GON), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) N of FID.
- Because of Elizabeth Field's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Elizabeth 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.
- Elizabeth Field (FID) has 2 runways.