Nonstop flight route between Sivas, Turkey and Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS), Sivas, Turkey and Nukutavake Airport (NUK), Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,000 miles (or 17,702 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 Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport and Nukutavake 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 Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport and Nukutavake Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAS / LTAR |
Airport Name: | Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport |
Location: | Sivas, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°46'0"N by 37°1'0"E |
Operator/Owner: | Turkish Government Airport Management |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5222 feet (1,592 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VAS |
More Information: | VAS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUK / NTGW |
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Location: | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°17'6"S by 138°46'18"W |
Area Served: | Nukutavake |
Operator/Owner: | DSEAC Polynésie Française |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NUK |
More Information: | NUK Maps & Info |
Facts about Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS):
- The furthest airport from Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,191 miles (18,009 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport's high elevation of 5,222 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at VAS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make VAS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) is Tokat Airport (TJK), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) NW of VAS.
Facts about Nukutavake Airport (NUK):
- In addition to being known as "Nukutavake Airport", another name for NUK is "Aérodrome de Nukutavake".
- The closest airport to Nukutavake Airport (NUK) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) S of NUK.
- The furthest airport from Nukutavake Airport (NUK) is Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT), which is nearly antipodal to Nukutavake Airport (meaning Nukutavake Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Al-Baha Domestic Airport), and is located 12,362 miles (19,895 kilometers) away in Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.
- Nukutavake Airport (NUK) currently has only 1 runway.