Nonstop flight route between Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia and Yuma, Arizona, 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 Yuma International Airport (YUM), Yuma, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,076 miles (or 12,997 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 Yuma International 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 Yuma International 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: | YUM / KNYL | 
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| Location: | Yuma, Arizona, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°39'24"N by 114°36'21"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Yuma County and USMC | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 216 feet (66 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YUM | 
| More Information: | YUM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Snake Bay Airport (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.
 - 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 closest airport to Snake Bay Airport (SNB) is Garden Point Airport (GPN), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) W of SNB.
 - The airfield was never fully utilized as the proposed amphibious operations were canceled and replaced with the New Guinea campaign.
 
Facts about Yuma International Airport (YUM):
- Because of Yuma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 216 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuma 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.
 - At the same time, the United States of America issued a U.S.
 - In addition to being known as "Yuma International Airport", other names for YUM include "MCAS Yuma" and "NYL".
 - The closest airport to Yuma International Airport (YUM) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NE of YUM.
 - On April 1, 2011, Southwest Airlines Flight 812 with 118 passengers en route from Phoenix to Sacramento diverted to the airport after a rapid decompression which was the result of a large tear in the plane's fuselage 40 minutes into the flight.
 - Yuma International Airport (YUM) has 4 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Yuma International Airport (YUM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,537 miles (18,567 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 
