Nonstop flight route between Thomasville, Georgia, United States and Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thomasville Regional Airport (TVI), Thomasville, Georgia, United States and Finschhafen Airport (FIN), Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,702 miles (or 14,005 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 Thomasville Regional Airport and Finschhafen 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 Thomasville Regional Airport and Finschhafen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TVI / KTVI |
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Location: | Thomasville, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°54'6"N by 83°52'51"W |
Area Served: | Thomasville, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Thomasville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 264 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TVI |
More Information: | TVI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIN / AYFI |
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Location: | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°37'20"S by 147°51'14"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FIN |
More Information: | FIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Thomasville Regional Airport (TVI):
- Because of Thomasville Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 264 feet, planes can take off or land at Thomasville Regional 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.
- Thomasville Regional Airport (TVI) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Thomasville Regional Airport", another name for TVI is "Thomasville Army Airfield".
- The closest airport to Thomasville Regional Airport (TVI) is Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) NNE of TVI.
- The furthest airport from Thomasville Regional Airport (TVI) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,323 miles (18,222 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Army activated Thomasville Army Airfield on March 1, 1943.
- The former base was used for various purposes after the war including a technical college.
Facts about Finschhafen Airport (FIN):
- The closest airport to Finschhafen Airport (FIN) is Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) W of FIN.
- Because of Finschhafen Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Finschhafen 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 Finschhafen Airport (FIN) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- At the war's end, millions of dollars of equipment both new and used was bulldozed into a huge holes in the area and abandoned.
- In addition to being known as "Finschhafen Airport", another name for FIN is "Finschhafen Airport".
- Finschhafen Airport (FIN) currently has only 1 runway.