Nonstop flight route between Baimuru, Papua New Guinea and Las Vegas, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baimuru Airport (VMU), Baimuru, Papua New Guinea and McCarran International Airport (LAS), Las Vegas, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,082 miles (or 11,397 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 Baimuru Airport and McCarran International 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 Baimuru Airport and McCarran International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VMU / |
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| Location: | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°29'41"S by 144°49'21"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VMU |
| More Information: | VMU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAS / KLAS |
| Airport Name: | McCarran International Airport |
| Location: | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°4'47"N by 115°9'7"W |
| Area Served: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | Clark County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2181 feet (665 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAS |
| More Information: | LAS Maps & Info |
Facts about Baimuru Airport (VMU):
- Because of Baimuru Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Baimuru 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.
- Baimuru Airport (VMU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Baimuru Airport (VMU) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,630 miles (18,717 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Baimuru Airport", other names for VMU include "AYBA" and "Baimuru".
- The closest airport to Baimuru Airport (VMU) is Kikori Airport (KRI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) W of VMU.
Facts about McCarran International Airport (LAS):
- Meanwhile, the airport has experienced a tremendous growth in international traffic – the number of foreign travelers through the airport saw a 92.4% increase between 2003 and 2011.
- The furthest airport from McCarran International Airport (LAS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- On January 4, 2005 the airport started offering wireless internet service at no charge.
- McCarran International Airport handled 40,933,037 passengers last year.
- McCarran International Airport (LAS) has 4 runways.
- In the 1990s all gates and check in counters were upgraded to use a common set of computer hardware.
- McCarran Airport is reached from Tropicana Avenue to the north or the Las Vegas Beltway to the south.
- The closest airport to McCarran International Airport (LAS) is Henderson Executive Airport (HSH), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LAS.
- The US Airways night-flight hub operation, established in 1986 by predecessor America West Airlines, made the carrier McCarran's second busiest airline.
- The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 33 weekday departures on Western, United, TWA and Bonanza.
