Nonstop flight route between Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia and Vardø, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tampa Padang Airport (MJU), Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia and Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW), Vardø, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,340 miles (or 10,203 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 Tampa Padang Airport and Vardø Airport, Svartnes, 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 Tampa Padang Airport and Vardø Airport, Svartnes. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJU / WAAJ |
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Location: | Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°35'12"S by 119°1'45"E |
Area Served: | Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MJU |
More Information: | MJU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAW / ENSS |
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Location: | Vardø, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°21'19"N by 31°2'42"E |
Area Served: | Vardø, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from VAW |
More Information: | VAW Maps & Info |
Facts about Tampa Padang Airport (MJU):
- Because of Tampa Padang Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampa Padang 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 Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) is Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB), which is nearly antipodal to Tampa Padang Airport (meaning Tampa Padang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Tampa Padang Airport", another name for MJU is "Bandara Tampa Padang".
- Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) is Andi Jemma Airport (MXB), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) E of MJU.
Facts about Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW):
- The closest airport to Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 34 miles (56 kilometers) SW of VAW.
- The furthest airport from Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,373 miles (16,694 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Svartnes was built by the German Luftwaffe 1943, where it served fighter aircraft to protect German convoys.
- Because of Vardø Airport, Svartnes's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Vardø Airport, Svartnes 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.
- On 5 March 1978 the Partenavian P.68 LN-MAD operated by Norving crashed at Falkefjell during approach to Vadsø Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Vardø Airport, Svartnes", another name for VAW is "Vardø Lufthavn, Svartnes".
- Vardø Airport, Svartnes handled 14,664 passengers last year.
- The wooden runway was pillaged by locals to accumulate building materials for reconstruction.