Nonstop flight route between Newburgh, New York, United States and Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stewart International Airport (SWF), Newburgh, New York, United States and Taitung Airport (TTT), Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,891 miles (or 12,700 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 Stewart International Airport and Taitung 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 Stewart International Airport and Taitung Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWF / KSWF |
Airport Name: | Stewart International Airport |
Location: | Newburgh, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°30'15"N by 74°6'16"W |
Area Served: | Hudson Valley |
Operator/Owner: | State of New York |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 491 feet (150 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWF |
More Information: | SWF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TTT / |
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Location: | Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°45'16"N by 121°6'6"E |
Area Served: | Taitung City, Taiwan |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration Ministry of National Defense |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 143 feet (44 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TTT |
More Information: | TTT Maps & Info |
Facts about Stewart International Airport (SWF):
- As the 1980s wore on, veterans of earlier battles over Stewart returned to start new ones.
- Because of Stewart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 491 feet, planes can take off or land at Stewart 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.
- Federal law at the time required that all airports providing passenger service had to be owned by some public entity.
- SPARC, the Orange County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs and the national Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that required environmental reviews were not done or done improperly.
- In 1930 Thomas "Archie" Stewart, an early aviation enthusiast and descendant of prominent local dairy farmer Lachlan Stewart, convinced his uncle Samuel Stewart to donate "Stoney Lonesome", split between the towns of Newburgh and New Windsor, to the nearby city of Newburgh for use as an airport.
- In the early 1970s, Governor Nelson Rockefeller's administration saw the potential for Stewart to support the metropolitan area.
- The furthest airport from Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Stewart International Airport (SWF) has 2 runways.
- In 1934 Douglas MacArthur, then superintendent of the United States Military Academy, proposed flight training cadets at the airport.
- The closest airport to Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Orange County Airport (MGJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of SWF.
Facts about Taitung Airport (TTT):
- The closest airport to Taitung Airport (TTT) is Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of TTT.
- Because of Taitung Airport's relatively low elevation of 143 feet, planes can take off or land at Taitung 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 addition to being known as "Taitung Airport", other names for TTT include "台東航空站台東機場", "Táidōng HángkōngzhànTáidōng Jīchǎng" and "RCFN".
- The furthest airport from Taitung Airport (TTT) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Taitung Airport (meaning Taitung Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,821 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
- The airport sits on 153.7 hectares of land began as a holding room facility in 1977 and upgraded as an official airport on 1 July 1981.
- Taitung Airport (TTT) currently has only 1 runway.