Nonstop flight route between Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan and Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nyala Airport (UYL), Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan and Henderson Field (MDY), Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,280 miles (or 14,934 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 Nyala Airport and Henderson Field, 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 Nyala Airport and Henderson Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UYL / HSNN |
Airport Name: | Nyala Airport |
Location: | Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°3'12"N by 24°57'21"E |
Area Served: | Nyala |
Elevation: | 2106 feet (642 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UYL |
More Information: | UYL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDY / PMDY |
Airport Name: | Henderson Field |
Location: | Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°12'5"N by 177°22'53"W |
Area Served: | Midway Atoll |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Dept. of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDY |
More Information: | MDY Maps & Info |
Facts about Nyala Airport (UYL):
- The closest airport to Nyala Airport (UYL) is Ed Daein Airport (ADV), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) ESE of UYL.
- The furthest airport from Nyala Airport (UYL) is Maupiti Airport (MAU), which is nearly antipodal to Nyala Airport (meaning Nyala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maupiti Airport), and is located 12,081 miles (19,443 kilometers) away in Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia.
- Nyala Airport (UYL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Henderson Field (MDY):
- Henderson Field (MDY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Henderson Field's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Henderson Field 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 Henderson Field (MDY) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 937 miles (1,508 kilometers) SE of MDY.
- Henderson Field is an uncontrolled airport.
- The furthest airport from Henderson Field (MDY) is Lüderitz Airport (LUD), which is located 11,656 miles (18,759 kilometers) away in Luderitz, Namibia.