Nonstop flight route between Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia and Saba, Caribbean Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX), Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia and Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB), Saba, Caribbean Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,637 miles (or 18,728 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 East Kimberley Regional Airport and Juancho E. Yrausquin 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 East Kimberley Regional Airport and Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNX / YPKU |
Airport Name: | East Kimberley Regional Airport |
Location: | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°46'41"S by 128°42'27"E |
Area Served: | Kununurra |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Wyndham East-Kimberley |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 145 feet (44 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KNX |
More Information: | KNX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAB / TNCS |
Airport Name: | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport |
Location: | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°38'44"N by 63°13'14"W |
Area Served: | Saba |
Operator/Owner: | Winair |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SAB |
More Information: | SAB Maps & Info |
Facts about East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX):
- Because of East Kimberley Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 145 feet, planes can take off or land at East Kimberley Regional 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.
- East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) is Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), which is located 11,857 miles (19,082 kilometers) away in Bridgetown, Barbados.
- Kununurra Airport was ranked 47th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- East Kimberley Regional Airport handled 86,955 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) is Argyle Downs Airport (AGY), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) S of KNX.
Facts about Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB):
- Because of Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Juancho E. Yrausquin 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 Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) is F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) ESE of SAB.
- Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Average flights to Sint Maarten last within a quarter of an hour.
- Although the airport is closed to jet traffic, regional airline propeller aircraft are able to land there under waivers from The Netherlands Antilles' Civil Aviation Authority.
- The furthest airport from Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (meaning Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport has the shortest commercial runway in the world, only 400 meters long, flanked on one side by high hills, with cliffs that drop into the sea at both ends.