Nonstop flight route between Islip, New York, United States and Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), Islip, New York, United States and Mount Hagen Airport (HGU), Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,097 miles (or 14,640 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 Long Island MacArthur Airport and Mount Hagen 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 Long Island MacArthur Airport and Mount Hagen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISP / KISP | 
| Airport Name: | Long Island MacArthur Airport | 
| Location: | Islip, New York, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°47'43"N by 73°6'1"W | 
| Area Served: | Long Island, New York metro area | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 99 feet (30 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ISP | 
| More Information: | ISP Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP):
- The closest airport to Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) is Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ISP.
- The furthest airport from Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,783 miles (18,963 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- While no further expansion is planned for the interior of the terminal building, other projects are underway.
- Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) has 4 runways.
- It is also home to Civil Air Patrol's Long Island Group's Suffolk Cadet Sqdn 10.
- In 1960 Allegheny Airlines was the first airline with scheduled flights from the field to Boston, Philadelphia and Washington.
- Because of Long Island MacArthur Airport's relatively low elevation of 99 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Island MacArthur 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.
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.




