Nonstop flight route between Jiwani, Pakistan and Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jiwani (JIW), Jiwani, Pakistan and Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,950 miles (or 6,357 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 Jiwani and Svalbard Airport, Longyear, 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 Jiwani and Svalbard Airport, Longyear. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JIW / OPJI | 
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| Location: | Jiwani, Pakistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°4'4"N by 61°48'20"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 186 feet (57 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JIW | 
| More Information: | JIW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYR / ENSB | 
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| Location: | Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E | 
| Area Served: | Svalbard, Norway | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LYR | 
| More Information: | LYR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Jiwani (JIW):
- Also known as RAF Jiwani, during World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command.
 - Because of Jiwani's relatively low elevation of 186 feet, planes can take off or land at Jiwani 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 Jiwani (JIW) is Gwadar International Airport (GWD), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ENE of JIW.
 - Jiwani Airport is situated 10 km away from the city centre of Jiwani in Balochistan.
 - The furthest airport from Jiwani (JIW) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,874 miles (19,109 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - Jiwani (JIW) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Jiwani", another name for JIW is "Jiwani Airport".
 
Facts about Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR):
- On 14 August 1987, Braathens SAFE re-entered the market, flying in parallel with SAS to Tromsø and Oslo.
 - Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), which is located 534 miles (859 kilometers) SSE of LYR.
 - The first night landing was made on 8 December 1965.
 - Svalbard Airport, Longyear handled 126,350 passengers last year.
 - Because of Svalbard Airport, Longyear's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Svalbard Airport, Longyear 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 Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,170 miles (16,367 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
 - In addition to being known as "Svalbard Airport, Longyear", another name for LYR is "Svalbard lufthavn, Longyear".
 
