Nonstop flight route between Hollywood, Florida, United States and Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between North Perry Airport (HWO), Hollywood, Florida, United States and Finschhafen Airport (FIN), Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,003 miles (or 14,489 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 North Perry Airport and Finschhafen 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 North Perry Airport and Finschhafen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HWO / KHWO |
Airport Name: | North Perry Airport |
Location: | Hollywood, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°0'3"N by 80°14'26"W |
Area Served: | Hollywood, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Broward County Aviation Department |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from HWO |
More Information: | HWO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIN / AYFI |
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Location: | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°37'20"S by 147°51'14"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FIN |
More Information: | FIN Maps & Info |
Facts about North Perry Airport (HWO):
- On December 19, 1939, the HMS Orion, a British light cruiser chased the Aracua, a German freighter, into Port Everglades in Florida.
- Because of North Perry Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at North Perry 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 North Perry Airport (HWO) is Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSW of HWO.
- The furthest airport from North Perry Airport (HWO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,579 miles (18,634 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- North Perry Airport (HWO) has 4 runways.
Facts about Finschhafen Airport (FIN):
- Finschhafen Airport (FIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Finschhafen Airport (FIN) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Finschhafen Airport (FIN) is Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) W of FIN.
- In addition to being known as "Finschhafen Airport", another name for FIN is "Finschhafen Airport".
- Because of Finschhafen Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Finschhafen 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.