Nonstop flight route between Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States and Aldan, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Henderson Field (MDY), Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States and Aldan Airport (ADH), Aldan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,407 miles (or 5,483 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 Henderson Field and Aldan 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 Henderson Field and Aldan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDY / PMDY |
Airport Name: | Henderson Field |
Location: | Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°12'5"N by 177°22'53"W |
Area Served: | Midway Atoll |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Dept. of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDY |
More Information: | MDY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADH / UEEA |
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Location: | Aldan, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°36'11"N by 125°24'25"E |
Area Served: | Aldan, Aldansky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroport Aldan (subsidiary of) |
Airport Type: | public |
Elevation: | 2241 feet (683 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ADH |
More Information: | ADH Maps & Info |
Facts about Henderson Field (MDY):
- Because of Henderson Field's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Henderson Field 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.
- Henderson Field is an uncontrolled airport.
- Henderson Field is a public airport located on Sand Island in Midway Atoll, an unincorporated territory of the United States.
- Henderson Field was named after Major Lofton R.
- The closest airport to Henderson Field (MDY) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 937 miles (1,508 kilometers) SE of MDY.
- Henderson Field (MDY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Henderson Field (MDY) is Lüderitz Airport (LUD), which is located 11,656 miles (18,759 kilometers) away in Luderitz, Namibia.
Facts about Aldan Airport (ADH):
- Aldan Airport (ADH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Aldan Airport", another name for ADH is "Аэропорт Алдан".
- The furthest airport from Aldan Airport (ADH) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Aldan Airport (meaning Aldan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,549 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Aldan Airport (ADH) is Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) S of ADH.