Nonstop flight route between Thomasville, Georgia, United States and Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thomasville Regional Airport (TVI), Thomasville, Georgia, United States and Vivigani Airport (VIV), Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,660 miles (or 13,937 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 Vivigani 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 Vivigani 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: | VIV / |
Airport Name: | Vivigani Airport |
Location: | Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°18'23"S by 150°19'11"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from VIV |
More Information: | VIV Maps & Info |
Facts about Thomasville Regional Airport (TVI):
- The closest airport to Thomasville Regional Airport (TVI) is Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) NNE of TVI.
- Thomasville Regional Airport (TVI) has 2 runways.
- The Army planned to utilize Thomasville as a sub-base of Dale Mabry Army Airfield, Tallahassee, Florida for Third Air Force dive-bomber operational training.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Thomasville Regional Airport", another name for TVI is "Thomasville Army Airfield".
- Thomasville Regional Airport covers an area of 1,301 acres at an elevation of 264 feet above mean sea level.
- In 1941, civic leaders applied to the Civil Aeronautics Administration to build a modern airport.
- In May 1945, all these units were replaced by the 339th AAF Base Unit which flew the P-51 Mustang, replacing the P-40s.
- 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.
Facts about Vivigani Airport (VIV):
- The closest airport to Vivigani Airport (VIV) is Gurney Airport (GUR), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) S of VIV.
- Vivigani Airstrip was a general use airstrip until roughly 2006.
- The Australian 2/12th Battalion reached Vivigani on 27 October 1942, occupying the island after defeating the Imperial Japanese troops marooned on the island during World War II.
- The furthest airport from Vivigani Airport (VIV) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,915 miles (19,176 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.