Nonstop flight route between Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia and Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines:
Departure Airport:
(11°25'22"S by 130°39'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°45'27"N by 125°28'45"E)
Distance from SNB to SUG:
1,505.96 miles (2,423.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Snake Bay Airport (SNB), Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia and Surigao Airport (SUG), Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,506 miles (or 2,424 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 relatively short distance between Snake Bay Airport and Surigao Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | SUG / RPMS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°45'27"N by 125°28'45"E |
| Area Served: | Surigao City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SUG |
| More Information: | SUG 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 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.
- The closest airport to Snake Bay Airport (SNB) is Garden Point Airport (GPN), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) W of SNB.
- The Royal Australian Air Force built the airfield as a forward fighter aerodrome, during World War II as part of the proposed strategic amphibious operations by Allied forces against the Tanimbar Islands and Kai Islands.
- 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.
Facts about Surigao Airport (SUG):
- Surigao Airport (SUG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Surigao Airport (SUG) is Sayak Airport (SOS), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) E of SUG.
- The furthest airport from Surigao Airport (SUG) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Surigao Airport (meaning Surigao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,949 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Surigao Airport", another name for SUG is "Paliparan ng SurigaoTugpahanan sa Surigao".
- Surigao Airport handled 23,170 passengers last year.
- Because of Surigao Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Surigao 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 | 37.06 miles (59.63 km) E | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 2 | 55.70 miles (89.64 km) S | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 3 | 63.11 miles (101.57 km) WSW | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 4 | 66.84 miles (107.57 km) SE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 5 | 105.45 miles (169.71 km) SW | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 6 | 106.10 miles (170.75 km) NNW | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 108.83 miles (175.14 km) WNW | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | |
| 8 | 109.12 miles (175.61 km) NW | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 9 | 110.94 miles (178.54 km) W | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines | |
| 10 | 122.23 miles (196.70 km) SSE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 11 | 141.72 miles (228.08 km) SW | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 12 | 151.32 miles (243.53 km) W | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines | |
| 13 | 156.20 miles (251.38 km) SW | Labo Airport (OZC) | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines | |
| 14 | 166.69 miles (268.26 km) WSW | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 15 | 172.07 miles (276.92 km) NNW | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,395.83 miles (19,949.10 km) SE | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,328.66 miles (19,841.01 km) E | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,206.14 miles (19,643.84 km) ESE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,164.13 miles (19,576.21 km) E | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,130.50 miles (19,522.11 km) ESE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,103.77 miles (19,479.07 km) E | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,075.65 miles (19,433.83 km) WSW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,067.74 miles (19,421.09 km) WSW | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,046.25 miles (19,386.51 km) WSW | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,042.45 miles (19,380.40 km) SSE | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,038.14 miles (19,373.45 km) SW | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,015.89 miles (19,337.65 km) W | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,015.69 miles (19,337.33 km) SSE | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,007.88 miles (19,324.77 km) ESE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,991.35 miles (19,298.16 km) SSW | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |