Nonstop flight route between Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom and Alotau, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between John A. Osborne Airport (MNI), Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom and Gurney Airport (GUR), Alotau, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,210 miles (or 16,431 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 John A. Osborne Airport and Gurney 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 John A. Osborne Airport and Gurney Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MNI / TRPG |
| Airport Name: | John A. Osborne Airport |
| Location: | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°47'29"N by 62°11'35"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 550 feet (168 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MNI |
| More Information: | MNI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUR / AYGN |
| Airport Name: | Gurney Airport |
| Location: | Alotau, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°18'41"S by 150°20'0"E |
| Area Served: | Alotau, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GUR |
| More Information: | GUR Maps & Info |
Facts about John A. Osborne Airport (MNI):
- Because of John A. Osborne Airport's relatively low elevation of 550 feet, planes can take off or land at John A. Osborne 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.
- John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The completion of Gerald's Airport allowed for the resumption of regular commercial airline service to Montserrat for the first time since 1997, when W.
- The furthest airport from John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) is Port Hedland International Airport (PHE), which is nearly antipodal to John A. Osborne Airport (meaning John A. Osborne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Hedland International Airport), and is located 12,183 miles (19,607 kilometers) away in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) is V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NE of MNI.
Facts about Gurney Airport (GUR):
- Gurney Airport (GUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gurney Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Gurney 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 Gurney Airport (GUR) is Vivigani Airport (VIV), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) N of GUR.
- The airport is a single runway general aviation facility, however in December, 2008, the PNG Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation, Don Polye announced that aviation company Skyworld had been granted permission to operate direct flights from Cairns, Australia to Gurney.
- The furthest airport from Gurney Airport (GUR) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,966 miles (19,257 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
