Nonstop flight route between Montgomery, Alabama, United States and Luganville, Vanuatu:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), Montgomery, Alabama, United States and Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON), Luganville, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,730 miles (or 12,440 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 Montgomery Regional Airport and Santo-Pekoa 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 Montgomery Regional Airport and Santo-Pekoa 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: | MGM / KMGM |
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Location: | Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°18'2"N by 86°23'38"W |
Area Served: | Montgomery, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | City of Montgomery |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 221 feet (67 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGM |
More Information: | MGM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SON / NVSS |
Airport Name: | Santo-Pekoa International Airport |
Location: | Luganville, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°30'20"S by 167°13'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Vanuatu Limited |
Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SON |
More Information: | SON Maps & Info |
Facts about Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM):
- The closest airport to Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) is Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNE of MGM.
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- The apron and the main runway and taxiways can accommodate aircraft as large as the Boeing 747 and Antonov 124.
- Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Montgomery Regional Airport", another name for MGM is "Dannelly Field".
- The furthest airport from Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,190 miles (18,009 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1940 the War Department chose Gunter Field for a new pilot training facility.
- Because of Montgomery Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 221 feet, planes can take off or land at Montgomery Regional 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.
Facts about Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON):
- The closest airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of SON.
- Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Santo-Pekoa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Santo-Pekoa 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.
- The furthest airport from Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX), which is nearly antipodal to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (meaning Santo-Pekoa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ouro Sogui Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,956 kilometers) away in Matam, Senegal.
- As the war moved further north, Pekoa Airfield was closed on 8 February 1945 and all traffic routed to Palikulo Bay Airfield.