Nonstop flight route between Baia Mare, Romania and Luganville, Vanuatu:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baia Mare Airport (BAY), Baia Mare, Romania and Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON), Luganville, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,406 miles (or 15,138 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 Baia Mare Airport and Santo-Pekoa 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 Baia Mare Airport and Santo-Pekoa 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: | BAY / LRBM |
Airport Name: | Baia Mare Airport |
Location: | Baia Mare, Romania |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°39'29"N by 23°27'59"E |
Area Served: | Baia Mare, Romania |
Operator/Owner: | Maramureş County Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 605 feet (184 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BAY |
More Information: | BAY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SON / NVSS |
Airport Name: | Santo-Pekoa International Airport |
Location: | Luganville, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°30'20"S by 167°13'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Vanuatu Limited |
Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SON |
More Information: | SON Maps & Info |
Facts about Baia Mare Airport (BAY):
- The furthest airport from Baia Mare Airport (BAY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,443 miles (18,416 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Baia Mare Airport handled 16,798 passengers last year.
- Because of Baia Mare Airport's relatively low elevation of 605 feet, planes can take off or land at Baia Mare 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 Baia Mare Airport (BAY) is Satu Mare Airport (SUJ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of BAY.
- Baia Mare Airport (BAY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON):
- The furthest airport from Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX), which is nearly antipodal to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (meaning Santo-Pekoa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ouro Sogui Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,956 kilometers) away in Matam, Senegal.
- The closest airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of SON.
- Luganville Airfield was used as a civilian airstrip until the early 1970s, however as it was on higher ground it was often clouded in and so it was decided to move all operations to the former Pekoa Airfield/Bomber Field No.2 which became Santo-Pekoa International Airport.
- Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) currently has only 1 runway.
- As the war moved further north, Pekoa Airfield was closed on 8 February 1945 and all traffic routed to Palikulo Bay Airfield.
- Santo-Pekoa International Airport is an airport in Luganville on Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu.
- Because of Santo-Pekoa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Santo-Pekoa 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.