Nonstop flight route between Afton, Wyoming, United States and Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Afton Municipal Airport (AFO), Afton, Wyoming, United States and Milingimbi Airport (MGT), Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,005 miles (or 12,883 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 Afton Municipal Airport and Milingimbi 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 Afton Municipal Airport and Milingimbi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFO / KAFO |
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Location: | Afton, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°42'32"N by 110°56'31"W |
Area Served: | Afton, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Afton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6221 feet (1,896 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AFO |
More Information: | AFO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGT / YMGB |
Airport Name: | Milingimbi Airport |
Location: | Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°5'39"S by 134°53'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | Milingimbi Community Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGT |
More Information: | MGT Maps & Info |
Facts about Afton Municipal Airport (AFO):
- This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorizes it as a general aviation airport.
- Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Afton Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,221 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AFO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AFO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Afton Municipal Airport", another name for AFO is "Afton-Lincoln County Airport".
- The closest airport to Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) is Miley Memorial Field (BPI), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of AFO.
- The furthest airport from Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,817 miles (17,408 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Milingimbi Airport (MGT):
- Because of Milingimbi Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Milingimbi 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 closest airport to Milingimbi Airport (MGT) is Maningrida Airport (MNG), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) W of MGT.
- The furthest airport from Milingimbi Airport (MGT) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,731 miles (18,879 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Milingimbi Airport (MGT) currently has only 1 runway.