Nonstop flight route between Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia and Talara, Peru:
Departure Airport:
(11°25'22"S by 130°39'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°34'35"S by 81°15'14"W)
Distance from SNB to TYL:
9,980.70 miles (16,062.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Snake Bay Airport (SNB), Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia and Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), Talara, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,981 miles (or 16,062 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 Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias 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 Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias 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: | TYL / SPYL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Talara, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°34'35"S by 81°15'14"W |
| Area Served: | Talara, Peru |
| Operator/Owner: | ADP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TYL |
| More Information: | TYL 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.
- 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 closest airport to Snake Bay Airport (SNB) is Garden Point Airport (GPN), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) W of SNB.
- 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.
- Snake Bay Airport (SNB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL):
- In addition to being known as "Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport", another name for TYL is "Aeropuerto Capitán FAP Víctor Montes Arias".
- The closest airport to Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) is Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) SE of TYL.
- Because of Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias 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.
- In July 1944, the last aircraft departed from the airport, and most Americans departed.
- The furthest airport from Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), which is nearly antipodal to Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (meaning Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kualanamu International Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Medan, Indonesia.
- Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 61.49 miles (98.96 km) SE | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 2 | 91.48 miles (147.22 km) E | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 92.86 miles (149.44 km) NE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 4 | 118.12 miles (190.09 km) NE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 135.73 miles (218.43 km) ENE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 164.86 miles (265.32 km) N | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 181.50 miles (292.10 km) SSE | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 8 | 192.00 miles (308.99 km) NNE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 195.11 miles (313.99 km) NE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 250.13 miles (402.55 km) NNE | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 253.97 miles (408.72 km) N | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 259.30 miles (417.31 km) ESE | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 13 | 259.73 miles (417.99 km) SE | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 14 | 267.29 miles (430.16 km) NE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 283.45 miles (456.17 km) SSE | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,371.39 miles (19,909.77 km) N | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,366.25 miles (19,901.50 km) N | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,320.26 miles (19,827.49 km) WNW | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,307.96 miles (19,807.70 km) WNW | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 12,307.96 miles (19,807.70 km) WNW | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,305.26 miles (19,803.35 km) ENE | Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) | Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,300.01 miles (19,794.90 km) W | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,297.71 miles (19,791.19 km) NNW | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,277.26 miles (19,758.28 km) NW | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,275.16 miles (19,754.90 km) W | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,238.49 miles (19,695.89 km) NW | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 12 | 12,225.55 miles (19,675.07 km) NNW | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 13 | 12,219.36 miles (19,665.10 km) WNW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,212.32 miles (19,653.77 km) NNW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,211.65 miles (19,652.70 km) NW | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |