Nonstop flight route between Sacramento, California, United States and Moro, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Sacramento, California, United States and Moro Airport (MXH), Moro, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,771 miles (or 10,897 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 Sacramento International Airport and Moro 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 Sacramento International Airport and Moro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMF / KSMF |
Airport Name: | Sacramento International Airport |
Location: | Sacramento, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°41'44"N by 121°35'26"W |
Area Served: | Sacramento, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of Sacramento |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMF |
More Information: | SMF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXH / AYMR |
Airport Name: | Moro Airport |
Location: | Moro, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°21'47"S by 143°14'17"E |
Elevation: | 2741 feet (835 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MXH |
More Information: | MXH Maps & Info |
Facts about Sacramento International Airport (SMF):
- Because of Sacramento International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Sacramento International 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.
- Sacramento International Airport handled 8,910,570 passengers last year.
- California Pacific Airlines hopes to fly between Sacramento and Carlsbad in southern California in 2013.
- Sacramento hosted one of Alaska Airlines' last MD-80 flights, Sacramento to Seattle.
- Sacramento International Airport opened October 21, 1967 as Sacramento Metropolitan Airport with one 8600-foot runway.
- Sacramento International Airport (SMF) has 2 runways.
- The airport was a focus city for ExpressJet Airlines which independently operated Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets on point-to-point, "hub bypass" routes.
- The closest airport to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) E of SMF.
- The furthest airport from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,280 miles (18,154 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, and Trans World Airlines were added to the list of carriers at Sacramento.
- The Terminal A Parking Garage opened September 23, 2004.
Facts about Moro Airport (MXH):
- The furthest airport from Moro Airport (MXH) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,726 miles (18,871 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
- Moro Airport (MXH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Moro Airport (MXH) is Mendi Airport (MDU), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) ENE of MXH.