Nonstop flight route between Proserpine, Queensland, Australia and Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP), Proserpine, Queensland, Australia and Matak Airport (MWK), Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,305 miles (or 5,319 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 Whitsunday Coast Airport and Matak 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 Whitsunday Coast Airport and Matak Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPP / YBPN |
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Location: | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°29'42"S by 148°33'6"E |
Operator/Owner: | Whitsunday Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PPP |
More Information: | PPP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MWK / WIOM |
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Location: | Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°20'53"N by 106°15'28"E |
Area Served: | Anambas Islands |
Operator/Owner: | Private |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MWK |
More Information: | MWK Maps & Info |
Facts about Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP):
- Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Whitsunday Coast Airport", another name for PPP is "Proserpine/Whitsunday Coast Airport".
- Proserpine/Whitsunday Coast Airport is located approximately 5 nautical miles south of Proserpine in Queensland, Australia.
- The closest airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) is Whitsunday Airport (WSY), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) NE of PPP.
- In September 2001, the airport suffered heavily from the collapse of Ansett Australia, who at the time were the biggest operators out of Proserpine with direct services to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
- Because of Whitsunday Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Whitsunday Coast 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 furthest airport from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,963 miles (19,253 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Matak Airport (MWK):
- In addition to being known as "Matak Airport", another name for MWK is "Bandar Udara Matak".
- Matak Airport (MWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Matak Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Matak 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 Matak Airport (MWK) is Tioman Airport (TOD), which is located 149 miles (240 kilometers) WSW of MWK.
- The furthest airport from Matak Airport (MWK) is Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT), which is nearly antipodal to Matak Airport (meaning Matak Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Iquitos, Loreto, Peru.