Nonstop flight route between Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia and Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Snake Bay Airport (SNB), Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia and Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL), Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,039 miles (or 14,546 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 Shawnee Regional 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 Shawnee Regional 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: | SNL / KSNL |
Airport Name: | Shawnee Regional Airport |
Location: | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°21'25"N by 96°56'34"W |
Area Served: | Shawnee, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Shawnee |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1073 feet (327 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNL |
More Information: | SNL Maps & Info |
Facts about Snake Bay Airport (SNB):
- Construction was started on 7 July 1944, by No.
- The closest airport to Snake Bay Airport (SNB) is Garden Point Airport (GPN), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) W of SNB.
- 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.
- Snake Bay Airport (SNB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airfield was never fully utilized as the proposed amphibious operations were canceled and replaced with the New Guinea campaign.
- 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 Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL):
- The closest airport to Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) is Tinker Air Force Base (TIK), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of SNL.
- Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation facility.
- The furthest airport from Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,825 miles (17,421 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.