Nonstop flight route between Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia and Louisville, Kentucky, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Binaka Airport (GNS), Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia and Louisville International Airport (SDF), Louisville, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,710 miles (or 15,626 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 Binaka Airport and Louisville 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 Binaka Airport and Louisville 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: | GNS / WIMB |
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Location: | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°9'57"N by 97°42'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GNS |
More Information: | GNS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDF / KSDF |
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Location: | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°10'27"N by 85°44'11"W |
Area Served: | Louisville, Kentucky |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 501 feet (153 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDF |
More Information: | SDF Maps & Info |
Facts about Binaka Airport (GNS):
- In addition to being known as "Binaka Airport", another name for GNS is "Bandar Udara Binaka".
- Binaka Airport (GNS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Binaka Airport (GNS) is Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC), which is nearly antipodal to Binaka Airport (meaning Binaka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Eloy Alfaro International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Manta, Manabí, Ecuador.
- Because of Binaka Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Binaka 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 Binaka Airport (GNS) is Aek Godang Airport (AEG), which is located 120 miles (194 kilometers) E of GNS.
Facts about Louisville International Airport (SDF):
- The furthest airport from Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,239 miles (18,088 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Louisville International Airport", another name for SDF is "Standiford Field".
- Louisville International Airport is home to the Chautauqua Airlines maintenance complex, capable of holding nine planes, as well as the Compass Airlines main maintenance complex.
- Because of Louisville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 501 feet, planes can take off or land at Louisville 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.
- Standiford Field was built by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1941 on a parcel of land south of Louisville that was found not to have flooded during the Ohio River flood of 1937.
- Louisville International-Standiford Field covers 1,200 acres at an elevation of 501 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Bowman Field (LOU), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SDF.
- Louisville International Airport (SDF) has 3 runways.
- Louisville International Airport handled 3,349,162 passengers last year.