Nonstop flight route between Powell River, British Columbia, Canada and Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Powell River Airport (YPW), Powell River, British Columbia, Canada and H. Asan Airport (SMQ), Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,761 miles (or 12,489 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 Powell River Airport and H. Asan 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 Powell River Airport and H. Asan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPW / CYPW |
Airport Name: | Powell River Airport |
Location: | Powell River, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°50'3"N by 124°30'1"W |
Operator/Owner: | District of Powell River |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 425 feet (130 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPW |
More Information: | YPW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMQ / WAOS |
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Location: | Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°29'57"S by 112°58'29"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMQ |
More Information: | SMQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Powell River Airport (YPW):
- Because of Powell River Airport's relatively low elevation of 425 feet, planes can take off or land at Powell River 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.
- Powell River Airport (YPW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Powell River Airport (YPW) is Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) S of YPW.
- The furthest airport from Powell River Airport (YPW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,663 miles (17,161 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about H. Asan Airport (SMQ):
- Because of H. Asan Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at H. Asan 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.
- The furthest airport from H. Asan Airport (SMQ) is Obando Airport (PDA), which is nearly antipodal to H. Asan Airport (meaning H. Asan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Obando Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,835 kilometers) away in Puerto Inírida, Colombia.
- H. Asan Airport (SMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to H. Asan Airport (SMQ) is Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ), which is located 139 miles (224 kilometers) ESE of SMQ.
- In addition to being known as "H. Asan Airport", another name for SMQ is "Bandar Udara H. Asan".