Nonstop flight route between Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands and Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Munda Airport (MUA), Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands and Jandakot Airport (JAD), Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,116 miles (or 5,015 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 Munda Airport and Jandakot 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 Munda Airport and Jandakot Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUA / AGGM |
Airport Name: | Munda Airport |
Location: | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°19'40"S by 157°15'47"E |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MUA |
More Information: | MUA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAD / YPJT |
Airport Name: | Jandakot Airport |
Location: | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°5'50"S by 115°52'51"E |
Operator/Owner: | Jandakot Airport Holdings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 99 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAD |
More Information: | JAD Maps & Info |
Facts about Munda Airport (MUA):
- Munda Airport (MUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Construction began in mid-November with a great emphasis on keeping the forward airfield secret.
- A Japanese directive in late October 1942 called for an air base to be built at Munda Point, about 150 miles northwest of Guadalcanal and Henderson Field.
- The closest airport to Munda Airport (MUA) is Nusatupe Airport (GZO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of MUA.
- Because of Munda Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Munda 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 Munda Airport (MUA) is Praia International Airport (RAI), which is located 11,978 miles (19,277 kilometers) away in Praia, Cape Verde.
Facts about Jandakot Airport (JAD):
- Jandakot Airport (JAD) has 3 runways.
- Because of Jandakot Airport's relatively low elevation of 99 feet, planes can take off or land at Jandakot 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 Jandakot Airport (JAD) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Jandakot Airport (meaning Jandakot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- In 2006, Ascot Capital Limited announced plans to develop 149 ha of land around the airport, approved for non-aviation related development by the federal government.
- Jandakot Airport covers 6.22 km2 with 4 km2 of Banksia woodlands.
- On 15 June 2006, Jandakot Airport Holdings, after being bought out by property developer Ascot Capital Limited, announced a proposal to relocate the airport's operations to the southern outskirts of Perth, possibly to a site in the Shire of Murray near the city of Mandurah.
- The closest airport to Jandakot Airport (JAD) is Perth Airport (PER), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of JAD.
- Over 65 businesses employing 900 people operate at what is Australia's largest GA airport.
- The airport recorded 275,506 aircraft movements in fiscal year 2011, making it the busiest airport in Australia in terms of aircraft movements.