Nonstop flight route between Pocatello, Idaho, United States and Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH), Pocatello, Idaho, United States and Maré Airport (MEE), Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,709 miles (or 10,797 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 Pocatello Regional Airport and Maré 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 Pocatello Regional Airport and Maré Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIH / KPIH |
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Location: | Pocatello, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°54'34"N by 112°35'44"W |
Area Served: | Pocatello, Idaho |
Operator/Owner: | City of Pocatello |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4452 feet (1,357 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIH |
More Information: | PIH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEE / NWWR |
Airport Name: | Maré Airport |
Location: | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°28'53"S by 168°2'14"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MEE |
More Information: | MEE Maps & Info |
Facts about Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH):
- In addition to being known as "Pocatello Regional Airport", another name for PIH is "(formerly Pocatello Army Airfield)".
- Because of Pocatello Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,452 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PIH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PIH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Horizon Air served Pocatello until January 7, 2006, originally with service to Salt Lake City in 1983.
- The furthest airport from Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,820 miles (17,413 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) is Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NNE of PIH.
- In 1949, it became surplus property and was obtained by the city of Pocatello to build a commercial airport.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 25,756 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 21,039 in 2009, and 20,825 in 2010.
- Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) has 2 runways.
- In 2014, a World-War II era mortar was found on the airport grounds while doing routine maintenance work.
- The airport is built on the site of the Pocatello Army Airfield, a World War II training base.
Facts about Maré Airport (MEE):
- The closest airport to Maré Airport (MEE) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) WSW of MEE.
- The furthest airport from Maré Airport (MEE) is Tazadit International Airport (OUZ), which is nearly antipodal to Maré Airport (meaning Maré Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tazadit International Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Zouerate, Mauritania.
- Because of Maré Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Maré 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.