Nonstop flight route between Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia and Grosseto, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(11°25'22"S by 130°39'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°45'34"N by 11°4'18"E)
Distance from SNB to GRS:
8,244.43 miles (13,268.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Snake Bay Airport (SNB), Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia and Grosseto Airport (GRS), Grosseto, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,244 miles (or 13,268 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 Snake Bay Airport and Grosseto 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 Snake Bay Airport and Grosseto Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNB / YSNB |
| Airport Name: | Snake Bay Airport |
| Location: | Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°25'22"S by 130°39'12"E |
| Area Served: | Melville Island, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Tiwi Island Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 173 feet (53 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SNB |
| More Information: | SNB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRS / LIRS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Grosseto, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°45'34"N by 11°4'18"E |
| Area Served: | Grosseto, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeronautica Militare / Società di Esercizio dell'Aeroporto della Maremma S.p.A. (SEAM) |
| Airport Type: | Military / Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRS |
| More Information: | GRS Maps & Info |
Facts about Snake Bay Airport (SNB):
- The airfield was never fully utilized as the proposed amphibious operations were canceled and replaced with the New Guinea campaign.
- The closest airport to Snake Bay Airport (SNB) is Garden Point Airport (GPN), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) W of SNB.
- Snake Bay Airport (SNB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Snake Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Snake Bay 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 Snake Bay Airport (SNB) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
Facts about Grosseto Airport (GRS):
- Grosseto Airport handled 4,382 passengers last year.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 15 feet above mean sea level.
- Grosseto Airport (GRS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Grosseto Airport (GRS) is Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of GRS.
- In addition to being known as "Grosseto Airport", other names for GRS include "Aeroporto di Grosseto" and "Grosseto Airport".
- The furthest airport from Grosseto Airport (GRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Grosseto Airport (meaning Grosseto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,051 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Grosseto Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Grosseto 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.55 miles (25.03 km) W | Garden Point Airport (GPN) | Pirlangimpi, Northern Territory, Australia |     |
| 2 | 24.04 miles (38.69 km) S | Bathurst Island Airport (BRT) | Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 3 | 70.18 miles (112.94 km) SSE | Darwin International Airport (DRW) | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 4 | 125.25 miles (201.56 km) E | Croker Island Airport (CKI) | Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 5 | 173.76 miles (279.64 km) ESE | Jabiru Airport (JAB) | Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 6 | 209.42 miles (337.04 km) SSW | Port Keats Airfield (PKT) | Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 7 | 246.14 miles (396.12 km) E | Maningrida Airport (MNG) | Maningrida, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 8 | 290.53 miles (467.57 km) E | Milingimbi Airport (MGT) | Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 9 | 328.06 miles (527.96 km) SSW | East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 335.15 miles (539.37 km) E | Elcho Island Airport (ELC) | Elcho Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 11 | 339.87 miles (546.96 km) WNW | Viqueque Airport (VIQ) | Viqueque, East Timor | |
| 12 | 353.55 miles (568.99 km) NW | Baucau Airport (BCH) | Baucau, East Timor | |
| 13 | 356.03 miles (572.97 km) ESE | Lake Evella Airport (LEL) | Gapuwiyak (Lake Evella), Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 14 | 363.58 miles (585.12 km) SSW | Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) | Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 389.31 miles (626.53 km) SSW | Argyle Airport (GYL) | Argyle, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,936.16 miles (19,209.34 km) NNE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 2 | 11,917.44 miles (19,179.21 km) NE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 3 | 11,880.44 miles (19,119.66 km) NE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 4 | 11,862.89 miles (19,091.42 km) NE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 5 | 11,837.58 miles (19,050.69 km) NE | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 6 | 11,836.10 miles (19,048.30 km) NNE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 7 | 11,824.73 miles (19,030.02 km) NE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 8 | 11,814.47 miles (19,013.50 km) NE | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 9 | 11,811.55 miles (19,008.81 km) NNE | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 10 | 11,804.08 miles (18,996.78 km) NE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 11 | 11,797.32 miles (18,985.90 km) NE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 12 | 11,789.85 miles (18,973.87 km) NE | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,787.04 miles (18,969.36 km) NE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 14 | 11,774.36 miles (18,948.95 km) NE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 15 | 11,764.44 miles (18,932.99 km) NE | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.54 miles (57.20 km) NNE | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| 2 | 42.22 miles (67.94 km) W | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 3 | 72.43 miles (116.57 km) NNW | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 4 | 72.87 miles (117.27 km) N | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 5 | 76.53 miles (123.16 km) ENE | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| 6 | 81.93 miles (131.85 km) W | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 7 | 89.19 miles (143.53 km) SE | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| 8 | 102.39 miles (164.78 km) SE | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| 9 | 111.11 miles (178.81 km) NNE | Forlì Airport (FRL) | Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |
| 10 | 116.35 miles (187.24 km) NE | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy | |
| 11 | 117.09 miles (188.44 km) W | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 12 | 123.17 miles (198.22 km) N | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | Bologna, Italy | |
| 13 | 126.22 miles (203.13 km) SE | Latina Airport (QLT) | Latina (near Rome), Italy | |
| 14 | 129.47 miles (208.36 km) WSW | Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | Ajaccio, Corsica, France | |
| 15 | 129.68 miles (208.70 km) ENE | Falconara Airport (AOI) | Ancona, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,051.37 miles (19,394.76 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,695.97 miles (18,822.79 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,664.53 miles (18,772.19 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,634.10 miles (18,723.22 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,621.22 miles (18,702.49 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,621.04 miles (18,702.20 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,605.99 miles (18,677.99 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,600.31 miles (18,668.84 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,598.42 miles (18,665.80 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,597.63 miles (18,664.53 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,583.93 miles (18,642.48 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,578.50 miles (18,633.75 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,558.54 miles (18,601.62 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,552.89 miles (18,592.52 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,549.49 miles (18,587.06 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |