Nonstop flight route between Jomsom, Nepal and Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jomsom Airport (JMO), Jomsom, Nepal and Vunisea Airport (KDV), Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,102 miles (or 11,429 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 Jomsom Airport and Vunisea 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 Jomsom Airport and Vunisea Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JMO / VNJS |
| Airport Name: | Jomsom Airport |
| Location: | Jomsom, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°46'55"N by 83°43'20"E |
| Area Served: | Jomsom, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8800 feet (2,682 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JMO |
| More Information: | JMO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDV / NFKD |
| Airport Name: | Vunisea Airport |
| Location: | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°3'29"S by 178°9'24"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KDV |
| More Information: | KDV Maps & Info |
Facts about Jomsom Airport (JMO):
- The closest airport to Jomsom Airport (JMO) is Pokhara Airport (PKR), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSE of JMO.
- On 14 May 2012, an Agni Air Dornier 228 crashed while attempting to land at Jomsom airport, killing 15 of 21 people on board.
- Jomsom Airport (JMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- List of airports in Nepal
- The furthest airport from Jomsom Airport (JMO) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,627 miles (18,712 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Jomsom Airport's high elevation of 8,800 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JMO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JMO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Vunisea Airport (KDV):
- The closest airport to Vunisea Airport (KDV) is Suva International Airport (SUV), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) NNE of KDV.
- The furthest airport from Vunisea Airport (KDV) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is nearly antipodal to Vunisea Airport (meaning Vunisea Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Timbuktu Airport), and is located 12,259 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Timbuktu, Mali.
- Because of Vunisea Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Vunisea 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.
