Nonstop flight route between Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia and Yuma, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kempsey Airport (KPS), Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia and Yuma International Airport (YUM), Yuma, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,473 miles (or 12,026 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 Kempsey Airport and Yuma 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 Kempsey Airport and Yuma International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPS / YKMP | 
| Airport Name: | Kempsey Airport | 
| Location: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°4'27"S by 152°46'10"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Kempsey Shire Council | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KPS | 
| More Information: | KPS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YUM / KNYL | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Yuma, Arizona, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°39'24"N by 114°36'21"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Yuma County and USMC | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 216 feet (66 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YUM | 
| More Information: | YUM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kempsey Airport (KPS):
- The furthest airport from Kempsey Airport (KPS) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Kempsey Airport (meaning Kempsey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,013 miles (19,332 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Because of Kempsey Airport's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Kempsey 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.
- Kempsey Airport (KPS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kempsey Airport (KPS) is Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SSE of KPS.
Facts about Yuma International Airport (YUM):
- Yuma International Airport (YUM) has 4 runways.
- On April 1, 2011, Southwest Airlines Flight 812 with 118 passengers en route from Phoenix to Sacramento diverted to the airport after a rapid decompression which was the result of a large tear in the plane's fuselage 40 minutes into the flight.
- The closest airport to Yuma International Airport (YUM) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NE of YUM.
- In 1929, Yuma was selected as the first stop for the Women's Transcontinental Air Race.
- At the same time, the United States of America issued a U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Yuma International Airport", other names for YUM include "MCAS Yuma" and "NYL".
- The furthest airport from Yuma International Airport (YUM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,537 miles (18,567 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Yuma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 216 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuma 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.




