Nonstop flight route between Polokwane, South Africa and Binghamton, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Polokwane International Airport (PTG), Polokwane, South Africa and Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM), Binghamton, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,075 miles (or 12,995 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 Polokwane International Airport and Greater Binghamton 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 Polokwane International Airport and Greater Binghamton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTG / FAPP |
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Location: | Polokwane, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'43"S by 29°27'30"E |
Area Served: | Polokwane (Pietersburg), South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4076 feet (1,242 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTG |
More Information: | PTG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGM / KBGM |
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Location: | Binghamton, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°12'30"N by 75°58'46"W |
Area Served: | Binghamton, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Broome County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1636 feet (499 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGM |
More Information: | BGM Maps & Info |
Facts about Polokwane International Airport (PTG):
- In addition to being known as "Polokwane International Airport", another name for PTG is "Gateway International Airport".
- The furthest airport from Polokwane International Airport (PTG) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Polokwane International Airport (meaning Polokwane International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Polokwane International Airport (PTG) has 2 runways.
- Because of Polokwane International Airport's high elevation of 4,076 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PTG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PTG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Polokwane International Airport (PTG) is Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) ESE of PTG.
Facts about Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM):
- In addition to being known as "Greater Binghamton Airport", another name for BGM is "Edwin A. Link Field".
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 108,325 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 98,090 in 2009 and 108,988 in 2010.
- In 2003 the airport was again renamed to the Greater Binghamton Airport.
- The closest airport to Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) is Cortland County Airport (CTX), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NNW of BGM.
- Greater Binghamton Airport is a county owned, public airport eight miles north of Binghamton, in Broome County, New York.
- Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,607 miles (18,680 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.