Nonstop flight route between Mataiva, French Polynesia and Five Mile, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mataiva Airport (MVT), Mataiva, French Polynesia and Five Mile Airport (FMC), Five Mile, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,583 miles (or 8,985 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 Mataiva Airport and Five Mile 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 Mataiva Airport and Five Mile Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MVT / NTGV |
Airport Name: | Mataiva Airport |
Location: | Mataiva, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°52'11"S by 148°42'40"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MVT |
More Information: | MVT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FMC / PAFV |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Five Mile, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°55'36"N by 149°50'24"W |
Operator/Owner: | BLM - Pipeline Office |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 510 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FMC |
More Information: | FMC Maps & Info |
Facts about Mataiva Airport (MVT):
- The closest airport to Mataiva Airport (MVT) is Arutua Airport (AXR), which is located 142 miles (228 kilometers) E of MVT.
- The furthest airport from Mataiva Airport (MVT) is Khartoum International Airport (KRT), which is nearly antipodal to Mataiva Airport (meaning Mataiva Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Khartoum International Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,858 kilometers) away in Khartoum, Sudan.
- Because of Mataiva Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mataiva 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.
Facts about Five Mile Airport (FMC):
- The closest airport to Five Mile Airport (FMC) is Stevens Village Airport (SVS), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) ENE of FMC.
- Because of Five Mile Airport's relatively low elevation of 510 feet, planes can take off or land at Five Mile 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 Five Mile Airport (FMC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,222 miles (16,450 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Five Mile Airport", other names for FMC include "Five Mile Camp Airport" and "FVM".
- Five Mile Airport (FMC) currently has only 1 runway.