Nonstop flight route between Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States and Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD), Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States and Kaimana Airport (KNG), Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,692 miles (or 12,379 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 Mount Pleasant Airport and Kaimana 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 Mount Pleasant Airport and Kaimana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSD / |
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Location: | Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°31'36"N by 111°28'33"W |
Area Served: | Mount Pleasant, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | City of Mount Pleasant |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5830 feet (1,777 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSD |
More Information: | MSD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNG / WASK |
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Location: | Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°38'39"S by 133°41'43"E |
Area Served: | Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia |
Operator/Owner: | Kaimana Regency Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KNG |
More Information: | KNG Maps & Info |
Facts about Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD):
- In addition to being known as "Mount Pleasant Airport", other names for MSD include "MSC" and "43U".
- The closest airport to Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD) is Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO), which is located 39 miles (64 kilometers) SSW of MSD.
- Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,037 miles (17,762 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Mount Pleasant Airport's high elevation of 5,830 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MSD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MSD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Kaimana Airport (KNG):
- Because of Kaimana Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaimana 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 Kaimana Airport (KNG) is Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), which is nearly antipodal to Kaimana Airport (meaning Kaimana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport), and is located 12,058 miles (19,406 kilometers) away in Belém, Pará, Brazil.
- Kaimana Airport (KNG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kaimana Airport (KNG) is Babo Airport (BXB), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) NNW of KNG.
- In addition to being known as "Kaimana Airport", another name for KNG is "Bandar Udara Kaimana".