Nonstop flight route between Quoin Hill, Vanuatu and Stony River, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from UIQ to SRV:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- UIQ Airport Information
- SRV Airport Information
- Facts about UIQ
- Facts about SRV
- Map of Nearest Airports to UIQ
- List of Nearest Airports to UIQ
- Map of Furthest Airports from UIQ
- List of Furthest Airports from UIQ
- Map of Nearest Airports to SRV
- List of Nearest Airports to SRV
- Map of Furthest Airports from SRV
- List of Furthest Airports from SRV
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu and Stony River Airport (SRV), Stony River, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,495 miles (or 5,625 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 Quoin Hill Airfield and Stony River 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 Quoin Hill Airfield and Stony River Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIQ / NVVQ |
Airport Name: | Quoin Hill Airfield |
Location: | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E |
View all routes: | Routes from UIQ |
More Information: | UIQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SRV / |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Stony River, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°47'22"N by 156°35'18"W |
Area Served: | Stony River, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 230 feet (70 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SRV |
More Information: | SRV Maps & Info |
Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ):
- Quoin Hill Airfield was an airfield in North Efate, in Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is Wake Island Airfield (AWK), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) NW of UIQ.
- On 25 March 1942, the Army sent about 500 men to Efate from Noumea, and the 4th Defense Battalion, 45th Marines, arrived on 8 April.
- With Japanese forces establishing bases on Guadalcanal which threatened the sea route between the U.S.
- The base was defended by the 198th Coast Artillery.
- The furthest airport from Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about Stony River Airport (SRV):
- Stony River Airport (SRV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Stony River Airport (SRV) is Sleetmute Airport (SLQ), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of SRV.
- The furthest airport from Stony River Airport (SRV) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,517 miles (16,925 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Because of Stony River Airport's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Stony River 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 "Stony River Airport", another name for SRV is "Stony River 2 Airport".