Nonstop flight route between Alofi, Niue and Novato, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Niue International Airport (IUE), Alofi, Niue and Marin County Airport (NOT), Novato, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,006 miles (or 8,056 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 Niue International Airport and Marin County 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 Niue International Airport and Marin County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IUE / NIUE |
Airport Name: | Niue International Airport |
Location: | Alofi, Niue |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°4'47"S by 169°55'32"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 209 feet (64 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IUE |
More Information: | IUE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NOT / KDVO |
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Location: | Novato, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°8'36"N by 122°33'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Marin County |
Elevation: | 2 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NOT |
More Information: | NOT Maps & Info |
Facts about Niue International Airport (IUE):
- Niue International Airport (IUE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Niue International Airport's relatively low elevation of 209 feet, planes can take off or land at Niue International 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 Niue International Airport (IUE) is Arlit Airport (RLT), which is nearly antipodal to Niue International Airport (meaning Niue International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arlit Airport), and is located 12,258 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Arlit, Niger.
- The closest airport to Niue International Airport (IUE) is Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), which is located 292 miles (469 kilometers) W of IUE.
Facts about Marin County Airport (NOT):
- In addition to being known as "Marin County Airport", other names for NOT include "Gnoss Field" and "DVO".
- When Gnoss Field's crosswinds exceed pilot or aircraft limitations, local pilots generally land at Petaluma Municipal / K069, 327 magnetic heading) or Napa County Airport / KAPC, 058 magnetic heading).
- Stol Air Commuter operated flights between the airfield and San Francisco International Airport during the 1970s.
- Because of Marin County Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Marin 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 closest airport to Marin County Airport (NOT) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of NOT.
- Somehow Gnoss's single runway is laid out almost exactly perpendicular to the prevailing offshore west winds.
- Marin County Airport or Gnoss Field, formerly O56, is a public airport two miles northeast of Novato.
- The furthest airport from Marin County Airport (NOT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,343 miles (18,254 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Marin County Airport (NOT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Wrights original privately owned airport had a dirt runway and was just west of the current airport, in what is now a grassy field.
- Typical left traffic pattern 13 landings during high crosswinds are flown through varying rotor wind turbulence on the backside of Burdell Mountain and a relatively constant crosswind near the ground.