Nonstop flight route between Sirjan, Kerman Province, Iran and Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sirjan Airport (SYJ), Sirjan, Kerman Province, Iran and Fakarava Airport (FAV), Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,794 miles (or 17,372 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 Sirjan Airport and Fakarava 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 Sirjan Airport and Fakarava Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYJ / OIKY |
Airport Name: | Sirjan Airport |
Location: | Sirjan, Kerman Province, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°33'1"N by 55°39'55"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5846 feet (1,782 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYJ |
More Information: | SYJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAV / NTGF |
Airport Name: | Fakarava Airport |
Location: | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°3'15"S by 145°39'24"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from FAV |
More Information: | FAV Maps & Info |
Facts about Sirjan Airport (SYJ):
- The closest airport to Sirjan Airport (SYJ) is Kerman International Airport (KER), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) ENE of SYJ.
- Because of Sirjan Airport's high elevation of 5,846 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SYJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SYJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Sirjan Airport (SYJ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,646 miles (18,742 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Sirjan Airport (SYJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Fakarava Airport (FAV):
- Because of Fakarava Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Fakarava 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 Fakarava Airport (FAV) is Apataki Airport (APK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) WNW of FAV.
- The furthest airport from Fakarava Airport (FAV) is Atbara Airport (ATB), which is nearly antipodal to Fakarava Airport (meaning Fakarava Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atbara Airport), and is located 12,321 miles (19,828 kilometers) away in Atbara, Sudan.