Nonstop flight route between Mendi, Papua New Guinea and Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mendi Airport (MDU), Mendi, Papua New Guinea and Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE), Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,111 miles (or 17,882 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 Mendi Airport and Djoemoe Airstrip, 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 Mendi Airport and Djoemoe Airstrip. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDU / AYMN |
Airport Name: | Mendi Airport |
Location: | Mendi, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E |
Elevation: | 5680 feet (1,731 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDU |
More Information: | MDU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOE / |
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Location: | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°0'20"N by 55°28'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 290 feet (88 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from DOE |
More Information: | DOE Maps & Info |
Facts about Mendi Airport (MDU):
- Because of Mendi Airport's high elevation of 5,680 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MDU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MDU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Mendi Airport (MDU) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,735 miles (18,885 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Mendi Airport (MDU) is Moro Airport (MXH), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of MDU.
- Mendi Airport (MDU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE):
- Because of Djoemoe Airstrip's relatively low elevation of 290 feet, planes can take off or land at Djoemoe Airstrip 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 Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) is Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI), which is nearly antipodal to Djoemoe Airstrip (meaning Djoemoe Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Haluoleo Airport (WMA)), and is located 12,292 miles (19,782 kilometers) away in Kendari, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Djoemoe Airstrip", another name for DOE is "SMDJ".
- The closest airport to Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) is Cayana Airstrip (AAJ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SW of DOE.