Nonstop flight route between Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia and Yuma, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arutua Airport (AXR), Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia and Yuma International Airport (YUM), Yuma, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,928 miles (or 6,321 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 Arutua Airport and Yuma 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 Arutua Airport and Yuma 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: | AXR / NTGU |
Airport Name: | Arutua Airport |
Location: | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°14'47"S by 146°37'13"W |
View all routes: | Routes from AXR |
More Information: | AXR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YUM / KNYL |
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Location: | Yuma, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°39'24"N by 114°36'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Yuma County and USMC |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 216 feet (66 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from YUM |
More Information: | YUM Maps & Info |
Facts about Arutua Airport (AXR):
- The furthest airport from Arutua Airport (AXR) is Khartoum International Airport (KRT), which is nearly antipodal to Arutua Airport (meaning Arutua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Khartoum International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Khartoum, Sudan.
- The closest airport to Arutua Airport (AXR) is Apataki Airport (APK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of AXR.
Facts about Yuma International Airport (YUM):
- Yuma's history of flight dates to 1911 when Robert Fowler took off from Yuma to set a world's record for endurance and distance.
- In addition to being known as "Yuma International Airport", other names for YUM include "MCAS Yuma" and "NYL".
- The closest airport to Yuma International Airport (YUM) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NE of YUM.
- At the same time, the United States of America issued a U.S.
- Yuma International Airport (YUM) has 4 runways.
- On April 1, 2011, Southwest Airlines Flight 812 with 118 passengers en route from Phoenix to Sacramento diverted to the airport after a rapid decompression which was the result of a large tear in the plane's fuselage 40 minutes into the flight.
- Because of Yuma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 216 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuma International 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 Yuma International Airport (YUM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,537 miles (18,567 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Over a span of many years the relationship between the Airport and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma deteriorated to an exceptional degree.