Nonstop flight route between Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom and Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Anglesey Airport (HLY), Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom and Nissan Island Airport (IIS), Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,860 miles (or 14,259 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 Anglesey Airport and Nissan Island 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 Anglesey Airport and Nissan Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Anglesey Airport (HLY):

• Plans put forward in early 2006 by the National Assembly for Wales have led to a subsidised weekday air service between the airport and Cardiff Airport, 12 miles west of the Welsh capital in the hope of improving the economy of Anglesey and North Wales in general.
• The passenger terminal is a single storey building consisting of a check-in desk, departure lounge and baggage handling areas as well as other visitor information areas.
• Because of Anglesey Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Anglesey 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 Anglesey Airport (HLY) is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) N of HLY.
• The furthest airport from Anglesey Airport (HLY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,891 miles (19,136 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Anglesey Airport (HLY) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Anglesey Airport", other names for HLY include "Maes Awyr Môn", "RAF Valley" and "VLY".

Facts about Nissan Island Airport (IIS):

• The closest airport to Nissan Island Airport (IIS) is Buka Island Airport (BUA), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) SSE of IIS.
• The furthest airport from Nissan Island Airport (IIS) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
• Because of Nissan Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Nissan Island 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.
• Nissan Island Airport (IIS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In late 1944 airfield roll-up activities were commenced and were completed by August 1945.
• In addition to being known as "Nissan Island Airport", other names for IIS include "AYIA" and "Nissan Island".
• Lagoon Airfield was abandoned after the war, while Ocean Airfield remained in use as a civilian airfield.