Nonstop flight route between Newport News, Virginia, United States and Makemo, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States and Makemo Airport (MKP), Makemo, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,725 miles (or 9,214 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 Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport and Makemo 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 Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport and Makemo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PHF / KPHF |
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Location: | Newport News, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°7'54"N by 76°29'35"W |
Area Served: | Virginia Peninsula |
Operator/Owner: | The Peninsula Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PHF |
More Information: | PHF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKP / NTGM |
Airport Name: | Makemo Airport |
Location: | Makemo, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°35'16"S by 143°39'16"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MKP |
More Information: | MKP Maps & Info |
Facts about Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):
- In addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".
- The furthest airport from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Langley Field (LFI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of PHF.
- Frontier Airlines began nonstop service from Newport News in 2010 as the airport was finishing a $23 million renovation.
- Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
- Because of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport News/Williamsburg 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.
- In 1951, the original passenger terminal was damaged by a fire.
- Until the 1990s, part of the original terminal building was named Flight Services Building, and home to the National Weather Service.
Facts about Makemo Airport (MKP):
- Because of Makemo Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Makemo 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 Makemo Airport (MKP) is Raroia Airport (RRR), which is located 87 miles (139 kilometers) ENE of MKP.
- The furthest airport from Makemo Airport (MKP) is Kassala Airport (KSL), which is nearly antipodal to Makemo Airport (meaning Makemo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kassala Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Kassala, Sudan.