Nonstop flight route between Almeirim, Pará, Brazil and Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Serra do Areão Airport (MEU), Almeirim, Pará, Brazil and Fakfak Airport (FKQ), Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,010 miles (or 19,328 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 Serra do Areão Airport and Fakfak 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 Serra do Areão Airport and Fakfak Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between MEU and FKQ makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Serra do Areão Airport and Fakfak Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between MEU and FKQ are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Almeirim, Pará, Brazil and Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between MEU and FKQ!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEU / SBMD |
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Location: | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°53'22"S by 52°36'7"W |
Area Served: | Monte Dourado (Almeirim) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 677 feet (206 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEU |
More Information: | MEU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKQ / WASF |
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Location: | Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°55'11"S by 132°16'0"E |
Area Served: | Fakfak, West Papua, Indonesia |
Operator/Owner: | Fakfak Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 462 feet (141 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FKQ |
More Information: | FKQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Serra do Areão Airport (MEU):
- Because of Serra do Areão Airport's relatively low elevation of 677 feet, planes can take off or land at Serra do Areão 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 Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) is Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP), which is located 124 miles (200 kilometers) ENE of MEU.
- In addition to being known as "Serra do Areão Airport", another name for MEU is "Aeroporto da Serra do Areão".
- Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) is Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC), which is nearly antipodal to Serra do Areão Airport (meaning Serra do Areão Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)), and is located 12,260 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Manado, Indonesia.
Facts about Fakfak Airport (FKQ):
- Fakfak Airport (FKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Fakfak Airport's relatively low elevation of 462 feet, planes can take off or land at Fakfak 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 Fakfak Airport (FKQ) is Babo Airport (BXB), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) ENE of FKQ.
- In addition to being known as "Fakfak Airport", another name for FKQ is "Bandar Udara Fakfak".
- The furthest airport from Fakfak Airport (FKQ) is Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), which is nearly antipodal to Fakfak Airport (meaning Fakfak Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in Belém, Pará, Brazil.