Nonstop flight route between Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea and Petersburg, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Momote Airport (MAS), Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea and Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG), Petersburg, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,947 miles (or 9,571 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 Momote Airport and Petersburg James A. Johnson 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 Momote Airport and Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAS / AYMO |
Airport Name: | Momote Airport |
Location: | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°3'42"S by 147°25'27"E |
Area Served: | Lorengau, Manus Province |
Operator/Owner: | PNG National Airports Corporation Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAS |
More Information: | MAS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSG / PAPG |
Airport Name: | Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport |
Location: | Petersburg, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°48'5"N by 132°56'45"W |
Area Served: | Petersburg, Alaska |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 113 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSG |
More Information: | PSG Maps & Info |
Facts about Momote Airport (MAS):
- Because of Momote Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Momote 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 furthest airport from Momote Airport (MAS) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is nearly antipodal to Momote Airport (meaning Momote Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Governador Carlos Wilson Airport), and is located 12,028 miles (19,357 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Momote Airport (MAS) is Emirau Airport (EMI), which is located 179 miles (287 kilometers) E of MAS.
- Momote Airport is an airport on Los Negros Island in the Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea.
- Momote Airport (MAS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Occupied on 2 March 1944 by the US Army's 1st Cavalry Division as part of the Battle of Los Negros, which was part of the Admiralty Islands campaign.
Facts about Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG):
- Because of Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport's relatively low elevation of 113 feet, planes can take off or land at Petersburg James A. Johnson 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 furthest airport from Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,570 miles (17,010 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG) is Wrangell Airport (WRG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SE of PSG.