Nonstop flight route between Ipota, Erromango, Vanuatu and Scottsdale, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ipota Airport (IPA), Ipota, Erromango, Vanuatu and Scottsdale Airport (SCF), Scottsdale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,321 miles (or 10,173 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 Ipota Airport and Scottsdale 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 Ipota Airport and Scottsdale Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IPA / NVVI |
Airport Name: | Ipota Airport |
Location: | Ipota, Erromango, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°51'23"S by 169°16'59"E |
Area Served: | Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from IPA |
More Information: | IPA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCF / KSDL |
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Location: | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°37'22"N by 111°54'38"W |
Area Served: | Scottsdale, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Scottsdale |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1510 feet (460 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCF |
More Information: | SCF Maps & Info |
Facts about Ipota Airport (IPA):
- Because of Ipota Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Ipota 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 furthest airport from Ipota Airport (IPA) is Tidjikja Airport (TIY), which is nearly antipodal to Ipota Airport (meaning Ipota Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tidjikja Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,934 kilometers) away in Tidjikja, Mauritania.
- The closest airport to Ipota Airport (IPA) is Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of IPA.
Facts about Scottsdale Airport (SCF):
- Scottsdale Airport (SCF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Scottsdale Airport (SCF) is Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of SCF.
- In addition to being known as "Scottsdale Airport", other names for SCF include "Thunderbird Field #2" and "SDL".
- Neighbors complain about aircraft noise around the airport, with over 9,000 complaints being logged in 2004 alone.
- The furthest airport from Scottsdale Airport (SCF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,436 miles (18,404 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.