Nonstop flight route between Mongo, Chad and Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mongo Airport (MVO), Mongo, Chad and Snake Bay Airport (SNB), Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,849 miles (or 12,632 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 Mongo Airport and Snake Bay 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 Mongo Airport and Snake Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MVO / FTTM |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Mongo, Chad |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°10'12"N by 18°40'31"E |
Area Served: | Mongo |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1404 feet (428 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MVO |
More Information: | MVO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNB / YSNB |
Airport Name: | Snake Bay Airport |
Location: | Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°25'22"S by 130°39'12"E |
Area Served: | Melville Island, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Tiwi Island Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 173 feet (53 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNB |
More Information: | SNB Maps & Info |
Facts about Mongo Airport (MVO):
- The closest airport to Mongo Airport (MVO) is Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) SE of MVO.
- Mongo Airport (MVO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mongo Airport", another name for MVO is "Mongo Airport (Mongo)".
- The furthest airport from Mongo Airport (MVO) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Mongo Airport (meaning Mongo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,311 miles (19,813 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
Facts about Snake Bay Airport (SNB):
- Snake Bay Airport (SNB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Snake Bay Airport (SNB) is Garden Point Airport (GPN), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) W of SNB.
- The furthest airport from Snake Bay Airport (SNB) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Because of Snake Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Snake Bay 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 airfield was never fully utilized as the proposed amphibious operations were canceled and replaced with the New Guinea campaign.