Nonstop flight route between Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea and Jauja, Peru:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vivigani Airport (VIV), Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea and Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU), Jauja, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,971 miles (or 14,437 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 Vivigani Airport and Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle 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 Vivigani Airport and Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VIV / |
Airport Name: | Vivigani Airport |
Location: | Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°18'23"S by 150°19'11"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from VIV |
More Information: | VIV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAU / SPJJ |
Airport Name: | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport |
Location: | Jauja, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°46'59"S by 75°28'23"W |
Operator/Owner: | CORPAC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11034 feet (3,363 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAU |
More Information: | JAU Maps & Info |
Facts about Vivigani Airport (VIV):
- The Australian 2/12th Battalion reached Vivigani on 27 October 1942, occupying the island after defeating the Imperial Japanese troops marooned on the island during World War II.
- The closest airport to Vivigani Airport (VIV) is Gurney Airport (GUR), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) S of VIV.
- Vivigani Airstrip was a general use airstrip until roughly 2006.
- The furthest airport from Vivigani Airport (VIV) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,915 miles (19,176 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- The airfield was used by both the 5th Air Force and the RAAF.
Facts about Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU):
- Because of Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport's high elevation of 11,034 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JAU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JAU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) W of JAU.
- Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) is Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH), which is nearly antipodal to Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (meaning Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Phnom Penh International Airport), and is located 12,410 miles (19,972 kilometers) away in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.