Nonstop flight route between Makassar, Indonesia and Lethem, Guyana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG), Makassar, Indonesia and Lethem Airport (LTM), Lethem, Guyana would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,312 miles (or 19,814 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 Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) and Lethem 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 Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) and Lethem Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between UPG and LTM makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) and Lethem Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between UPG and LTM are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Makassar, Indonesia and Lethem, Guyana by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between UPG and LTM!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UPG / WAAA |
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Location: | Makassar, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°3'42"S by 119°33'15"E |
Area Served: | Kota Makassar |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from UPG |
More Information: | UPG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LTM / SYLT |
Airport Name: | Lethem Airport |
Location: | Lethem, Guyana |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°22'21"N by 59°47'21"W |
Area Served: | Lethem, Guyana, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 351 feet (107 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from LTM |
More Information: | LTM Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG):
- In 1950, the Government of Indonesia Department of Public Works, Section Flying Field, took over the field, and it was transferred to the Civil Aviation, now the Directorate General Air Transportation in 1955, which extended the runway 2,345m x 45m and renamed the airport Air Mandai.
- Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) has 2 runways.
- Various taxi and shuttle services are provided by numerous service providers.
- Because of Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM)'s relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) 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.
- This airport now accomodate 3 Wide body's per day 1 747-400 and 2 Airbus A330-200
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM)", another name for UPG is "Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Hasanuddin (SHIAM)".
- The furthest airport from Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) is Lethem Airport (LTM), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (meaning Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lethem Airport), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Lethem, Guyana.
- Farewell to Colonel Giebel of the K.N.I.L., on the airfield Mandai
- The closest airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) is Tampa Padang Airport (MJU), which is located 175 miles (281 kilometers) NNW of UPG.
Facts about Lethem Airport (LTM):
- Because of Lethem Airport's relatively low elevation of 351 feet, planes can take off or land at Lethem 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 Lethem Airport (LTM) is Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) WSW of LTM.
- The furthest airport from Lethem Airport (LTM) is Andi Jemma Airport (MXB), which is nearly antipodal to Lethem Airport (meaning Lethem Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Andi Jemma Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,924 kilometers) away in Masamba, Indonesia.