Nonstop flight route between Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Miami, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Miami Municipal Airport (MIO), Miami, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,105 miles (or 11,434 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 Saipan International Airport and Miami Municipal 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 Saipan International Airport and Miami Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPN / PGSN |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E |
Operator/Owner: | Commonwealth Ports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SPN |
More Information: | SPN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIO / KMIO |
Airport Name: | Miami Municipal Airport |
Location: | Miami, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°54'33"N by 94°53'15"W |
Area Served: | Miami, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Miami |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 808 feet (246 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MIO |
More Information: | MIO Maps & Info |
Facts about Saipan International Airport (SPN):
- Because of Saipan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Saipan 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.
- Saipan International Airport, also known as Francisco C.
- After several months of disappointing high level bombing attacks from Isely, General Curtis LeMay, Commander of Twentieth Air Force issued a new directive that the high-altitude, daylight attacks be phased out and replaced by low-altitude, high-intensity incendiary raids at nighttime, being followed up with high explosive bombs once the targets were set ablaze.
- The furthest airport from Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Saipan International Airport (meaning Saipan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,125 miles (19,514 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- The airfield was liberated by the United States Army 27th Infantry Division on June 18, 1944 during the Battle of Saipan.
- The closest airport to Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Tinian International Airport (TIQ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of SPN.
- Saipan International Airport (SPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- A Star Marianas plane crashed during takeoff on November 17, 2012 on its return from Tinian.
- In addition to being known as "Saipan International Airport", other names for SPN include "Francisco C. Ada Airport" and "GSN".
Facts about Miami Municipal Airport (MIO):
- Miami Municipal Airport (MIO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Miami Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 808 feet, planes can take off or land at Miami Municipal 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 Miami Municipal Airport (MIO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,743 miles (17,289 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Three known auxiliary airfields were associated with Miami Airport for emergency and overflow landings, all in the Miami area.
- The closest airport to Miami Municipal Airport (MIO) is Joplin Regional Airport (JLN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of MIO.
- Miami Municipal Airport covers 300 acres at an elevation of 808 feet.
- In the year ending July 10, 2008 the airport had 12,000 general aviation aircraft operations, average 32 per day.