Nonstop flight route between White Plains, New York, United States and Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, New York, United States and Binaka Airport (GNS), Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,469 miles (or 15,239 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 Westchester County Airport and Binaka 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 Westchester County Airport and Binaka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HPN / KHPN | 
| Airport Name: | Westchester County Airport | 
| Location: | White Plains, New York, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°4'0"N by 73°42'26"W | 
| Area Served: | Westchester County, New York, Fairfield County, Connecticut | 
| Operator/Owner: | County of Westchester | 
| Airport Type: | Public-use | 
| Elevation: | 439 feet (134 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HPN | 
| More Information: | HPN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GNS / WIMB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°9'57"N by 97°42'15"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GNS | 
| More Information: | GNS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Westchester County Airport (HPN):
- In 2013, Delta Air Lines announced that it would start seasonal service to Orlando starting in December.
- In May 2011 NYSDOT released the "New York Statewide Airport Economic Impact Study," quantifying the level of economic activity that was attributable to the aviation sector for the year 2009 in the State of New York.
- The furthest airport from Westchester County Airport (HPN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,747 miles (18,906 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Westchester County Airport's relatively low elevation of 439 feet, planes can take off or land at Westchester County 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 first scheduled airline flights were American Airlines in late 1949.
- Westchester County Airport (HPN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Westchester County Airport (HPN) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of HPN.
Facts about Binaka Airport (GNS):
- Because of Binaka Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Binaka 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 Binaka Airport (GNS) is Aek Godang Airport (AEG), which is located 120 miles (194 kilometers) E of GNS.
- In addition to being known as "Binaka Airport", another name for GNS is "Bandar Udara Binaka".
- The furthest airport from Binaka Airport (GNS) is Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC), which is nearly antipodal to Binaka Airport (meaning Binaka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Eloy Alfaro International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Manta, Manabí, Ecuador.
- Binaka Airport (GNS) currently has only 1 runway.




