Nonstop flight route between Diomede, Alaska, United States and Andulo, Angola:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO), Diomede, Alaska, United States and Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL), Andulo, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,676 miles (or 13,963 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 Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) and Aeroporto de Andulo, 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 Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) and Aeroporto de Andulo. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIO / |
Airport Name: | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) |
Location: | Diomede, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°45'29"N by 168°57'6"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from DIO |
More Information: | DIO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANL / |
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Location: | Andulo, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°28'17"S by 16°42'39"E |
Area Served: | Andulo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5446 feet (1,660 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ANL |
More Information: | ANL Maps & Info |
Facts about Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO):
- After the Cold War ended in the early 1990s, an interest of reuniting with families across the Bering Strait revived.
- The median income for a household in the city was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $24,583.
- The island's only school, and likely the most isolated school in the United States, the Diomede School has grades from Pre-K through 12 and approximately 40 students and 5 teachers.
- Because of Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) 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 Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,411 miles (16,755 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Wales Airport (WAA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DIO.
- Little Diomede Island is located about 25 miles west from the mainland, in the middle of the Bering Strait.
- Despite being separated by the new border after the Alaska purchase in 1867, Big Diomede had been home to families now living on Little Diomede and the people living on the American side of the border were very close relatives to those living on the Russian side.
Facts about Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL):
- In addition to being known as "Aeroporto de Andulo", another name for ANL is "Aeroporto de Andulo (Andulo)".
- The furthest airport from Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 11,883 miles (19,123 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
- Because of Aeroporto de Andulo's high elevation of 5,446 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ANL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ANL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL) is Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO), which is located 109 miles (175 kilometers) W of ANL.
- Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL) currently has only 1 runway.