Nonstop flight route between Trona, California, United States and Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trona Airport (TRH), Trona, California, United States and Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC), Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,676 miles (or 10,744 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 Trona Airport and Cape Gloucester 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 Trona Airport and Cape Gloucester Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRH / |
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Location: | Trona, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°48'46"N by 117°19'36"W |
Area Served: | Trona, California |
Operator/Owner: | US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1718 feet (524 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRH |
More Information: | TRH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGC / AYCG |
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Location: | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°27'33"S by 148°25'57"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGC |
More Information: | CGC Maps & Info |
Facts about Trona Airport (TRH):
- Trona Airport (TRH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Trona Airport (TRH) is Inyokern Airport (IYK), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WSW of TRH.
- During World War II it was an outlying field to Marine Corp Mojave Airfield
- For the 12-month period ending April 9, 2012, the airport had 7,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day.
- In addition to being known as "Trona Airport", another name for TRH is "L72".
- Trona Airport is a public use airport in Inyo County, California, United States.
- The furthest airport from Trona Airport (TRH) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,344 miles (18,257 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Trona Airport covers an area of 150 acres at an elevation of 1,718 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC):
- In addition to being known as "Cape Gloucester Airport", other names for CGC include "CPG" and "Cape Gloucester Airport".
- The furthest airport from Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,791 miles (18,975 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Because of Cape Gloucester Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Gloucester 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, the 12th Defense Battalion was assigned to the airfield between 30 December 1943 - late May 1944 Australian RAAF Units Based at Cape Gloucester consisted of the 78 Squadron, equipped with P-40 Warhawks.
- Construction of Cape Gloucester Airport originally began in 1942 by the Australians.
- Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Finschhafen Airport (FIN), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) SSW of CGC.