Nonstop flight route between Norfolk Island, Australia and Corinth, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), Norfolk Island, Australia and Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX), Corinth, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,043 miles (or 12,944 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 Norfolk Island Airport and Roscoe Turner 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 Norfolk Island Airport and Roscoe Turner Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLK / YNSF |
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Location: | Norfolk Island, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°2'33"S by 167°56'17"E |
Area Served: | Norfolk Island |
Operator/Owner: | Administration of Norfolk Island |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 371 feet (113 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NLK |
More Information: | NLK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRX / KCRX |
Airport Name: | Roscoe Turner Airport |
Location: | Corinth, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°54'53"N by 88°36'12"W |
Area Served: | Corinth, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | City of Corinth - Alcorn County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 425 feet (130 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CRX |
More Information: | CRX Maps & Info |
Facts about Norfolk Island Airport (NLK):
- Initially used for bomber patrols and for a transport service to Bougainville Island, the airfield was never used as a major base and became a stopover for aircraft travelling between Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands.
- Because of Norfolk Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Norfolk Island 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.
- In addition to being known as "Norfolk Island Airport", another name for NLK is "YSNF".
- Norfolk Island Airport handled 57,758 passengers last year.
- Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Tan Tan Airport (TTA), which is nearly antipodal to Norfolk Island Airport (meaning Norfolk Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tan Tan Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Tan-Tan, Morocco.
- The closest airport to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is located 478 miles (769 kilometers) NNW of NLK.
- From New Caledonia other Pacific Islands such as Vanuatu and Fiji are within range and can be used as further 'stepping stones' to the other South Pacific and North Pacific destinations.
- The airstrip was built during World War II as a defensive measure to counter feared Japanese operations in the South Pacific.
Facts about Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX):
- The closest airport to Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX) is Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSW of CRX.
- Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,087 miles (17,843 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Roscoe Turner Airport's relatively low elevation of 425 feet, planes can take off or land at Roscoe Turner 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.