Nonstop flight route between Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia and Eliye Springs, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ), Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia and Eliye Springs Airport (EYS), Eliye Springs, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,911 miles (or 12,732 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 Port Macquarie Airport and Eliye Springs 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 Port Macquarie Airport and Eliye Springs Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PQQ / YPMQ |
Airport Name: | Port Macquarie Airport |
Location: | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°26'8"S by 152°51'47"E |
Area Served: | Port Macquarie, New South Wales |
Operator/Owner: | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PQQ |
More Information: | PQQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EYS / HKES |
Airport Name: | Eliye Springs Airport |
Location: | Eliye Springs, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°14'11"N by 35°58'27"E |
Area Served: | Eliye Springs |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 1395 feet (425 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from EYS |
More Information: | EYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ):
- Port Macquarie Airport handled 218,897 passengers last year.
- Because of Port Macquarie Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Macquarie 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 Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) is Kempsey Airport (KPS), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) NNW of PQQ.
- Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) has 2 runways.
- Connections to Brisbane by Brindabella Airlines ceased 31 December 2010, citing poor loads on the route.
- The furthest airport from Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Port Macquarie Airport (meaning Port Macquarie Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,038 miles (19,373 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- On 4 February 2008, Virgin Blue commenced direct scheduled services between Sydney and Port Macquarie.
Facts about Eliye Springs Airport (EYS):
- The furthest airport from Eliye Springs Airport (EYS) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,869 miles (19,102 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Eliye Springs Airport is an airport in the in Turkana District, Kenya.
- The closest airport to Eliye Springs Airport (EYS) is Kalokol Airport (KLK), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NNW of EYS.