Nonstop flight route between Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trent Lott International Airport (PGL), Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States and Jacksons International Airport (POM), Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,580 miles (or 13,808 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 Trent Lott International Airport and Jacksons International 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 Trent Lott International Airport and Jacksons International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PGL / KPQL |
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Location: | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°27'46"N by 88°31'45"W |
Area Served: | Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | Jackson County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PGL |
More Information: | PGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POM / AYPY |
Airport Name: | Jacksons International Airport |
Location: | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°26'35"S by 147°13'11"E |
Operator/Owner: | PNG National Airports Corporation Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 124 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from POM |
More Information: | POM Maps & Info |
Facts about Trent Lott International Airport (PGL):
- Because of Trent Lott International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Trent Lott International 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.
- Trent Lott International Airport covers an area of 906 acres and has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt pavement measuring 6,500 x 100 ft.
- The furthest airport from Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,128 miles (17,909 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) is Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NE of PGL.
- The airport offers flight lessons as well as parachuting/skydiving lessons.
- In addition to being known as "Trent Lott International Airport", another name for PGL is "PQL".
- Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Jacksons International Airport (POM):
- The furthest airport from Jacksons International Airport (POM) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Jacksons International Airport (POM) has 2 runways.
- Because of Jacksons International Airport's relatively low elevation of 124 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacksons International 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 closest airport to Jacksons International Airport (POM) is Haelogo Airport (HEO), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of POM.