Nonstop flight route between Paloemeu, Suriname and Atambua, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM), Paloemeu, Suriname and Haliwen Airport (ABU), Atambua, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,022 miles (or 19,348 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 Vincent Fayks Airport and Haliwen 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 Vincent Fayks Airport and Haliwen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between OEM and ABU makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Vincent Fayks Airport and Haliwen Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between OEM and ABU are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Paloemeu, Suriname and Atambua, Indonesia by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between OEM and ABU!

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Facts about Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM):

• The closest airport to Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) is Tepoe Airstrip (KCB), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) SW of OEM.
• The furthest airport from Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Vincent Fayks Airport (meaning Vincent Fayks Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,285 miles (19,771 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.
• Because of Vincent Fayks Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Vincent Fayks 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.
• Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Haliwen Airport (ABU):

• The closest airport to Haliwen Airport (ABU) is Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) NE of ABU.
• Haliwen Airport (ABU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Haliwen Airport (ABU) is Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG), which is nearly antipodal to Haliwen Airport (meaning Haliwen Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zorg en Hoop Airport), and is located 12,193 miles (19,623 kilometers) away in Paramaribo, Suriname.
• In addition to being known as "Haliwen Airport", another name for ABU is "WATA".