Nonstop flight route between Juanjuí, Peru and Medan, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juanjuí Airport (JJI), Juanjuí, Peru and Polonia International Airport (MES), Medan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,034 miles (or 19,367 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 Juanjuí Airport and Polonia International 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 Juanjuí Airport and Polonia International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between JJI and MES makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Juanjuí Airport and Polonia International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between JJI and MES are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Juanjuí, Peru and Medan, Indonesia by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between JJI and MES!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JJI / SPJI |
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Location: | Juanjuí, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°10'10"S by 76°43'45"W |
Area Served: | Juanjuí, San Martín, Perú |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1148 feet (350 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JJI |
More Information: | JJI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MES / WIMM |
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Location: | Medan, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°33'29"N by 98°40'18"E |
Area Served: | Medan |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 114 feet (35 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MES |
More Information: | MES Maps & Info |
Facts about Juanjuí Airport (JJI):
- The closest airport to Juanjuí Airport (JJI) is Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS), which is located 98 miles (157 kilometers) NNE of JJI.
- Juanjuí Airport (JJI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Juanjuí Airport", another name for JJI is "Aeropuerto de Juanjuí".
- The furthest airport from Juanjuí Airport (JJI) is Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR), which is nearly antipodal to Juanjuí Airport (meaning Juanjuí Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Ismail Petra Airport), and is located 12,340 miles (19,860 kilometers) away in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Facts about Polonia International Airport (MES):
- The furthest airport from Polonia International Airport (MES) is Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), which is nearly antipodal to Polonia International Airport (meaning Polonia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Tumbes, Peru.
- Because of Polonia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Polonia 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 closest airport to Polonia International Airport (MES) is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of MES.
- After the ferry flights were completed, all of the airport activity officially shifted to Kuala Namu International Airport.
- Until recently, the airport consisted of an international and domestic terminal.
- In addition to being known as "Polonia International Airport", other names for MES include "Bandar Udara Internasional Polonia" and "WIMK".
- By the time the news had arrived, it was too late to prepare a proper landing strip at Polonia.
- Polonia International Airport is an airport located in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, about 2 km from the downtown.