Nonstop flight route between Makassar, Indonesia and New York City, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG), Makassar, Indonesia and East 34th Street Heliport (TSS), New York City, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,833 miles (or 15,824 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 East 34th Street Heliport, 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 East 34th Street Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG):

• Both for international and domestic flights.
• 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.
• The new terminal is located just south of the old terminal.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM)", another name for UPG is "Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Hasanuddin (SHIAM)".
• Cees Taillie posing in front of a Dakota on the airfield Mandai
• Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) has 2 runways.
• Hasanuddin Airport was built in 1935 by the Government Indies Netherlands, named Kadieng Flying Field and located approximately 22 kilometers to the north of the city.

Facts about East 34th Street Heliport (TSS):

• Because of East 34th Street Heliport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at East 34th Street Heliport 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.
• East 34th Street Heliport is a heliport on the east side of Manhattan located between the East River and the FDR Drive viaduct.
• In addition to being known as "East 34th Street Heliport", another name for TSS is "6N5".
• The closest airport to East 34th Street Heliport (TSS) is New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base (QNY), which is located only 1 mile (1 kilometer) S of TSS.
• Since this is a heliport and not an airport, there are no Instrument Procedures for this facility.
• The furthest airport from East 34th Street Heliport (TSS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,752 miles (18,913 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.