Nonstop flight route between Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia and Pasighat (Passighat), India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ), Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia and Pasighat Airport (IXT), Pasighat (Passighat), India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,586 miles (or 8,990 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 Pasighat 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 Pasighat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ):

• The closest airport to Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) is Kempsey Airport (KPS), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) NNW of PQQ.
• Connections to Brisbane by Brindabella Airlines ceased 31 December 2010, citing poor loads on the route.
• On 28 July 2011, Virgin Australia announced its intention to commence a daily Brisbane to Port Macquarie service from October 2011.
• 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 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.
• Competition by Virgin resulted in a significant drop in fare prices for the Port Macquarie - Sydney route, where Qantas previously operated a monopoly after Hazelton Airlines ceased services in 2001.
• Port Macquarie Airport handled 218,897 passengers last year.
• Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) has 2 runways.
• On 4 February 2008, Virgin Blue commenced direct scheduled services between Sydney and Port Macquarie.

Facts about Pasighat Airport (IXT):

• The furthest airport from Pasighat Airport (IXT) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,617 miles (18,696 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Pasighat Airport", other names for IXT include "Passighat Airport" and "पासीघाट हवाई अड्डे".
• Because of Pasighat Airport's relatively low elevation of 514 feet, planes can take off or land at Pasighat 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.
• Pasighat Airport (IXT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Pasighat Airport (IXT) is Along Airport (IXV), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of IXT.