Nonstop flight route between Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea and Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nissan Island Airport (IIS), Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea and Anglesey Airport (HLY), Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,860 miles (or 14,259 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 Nissan Island Airport and Anglesey 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 Nissan Island Airport and Anglesey Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IIS / |
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Location: | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°30'0"S by 154°13'35"E |
Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IIS |
More Information: | IIS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLY / EGOV |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°14'53"N by 4°32'7"W |
Area Served: | Anglesey Gwynedd |
Operator/Owner: | Operon |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 37 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HLY |
More Information: | HLY Maps & Info |
Facts about Nissan Island Airport (IIS):
- Because of Nissan Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Nissan Island 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 Nissan Island Airport (IIS) is Buka Island Airport (BUA), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) SSE of IIS.
- The New Zealand 3rd Division landed on Nissan Island on 15 February 1944 as part of the Solomon Islands campaign.
- Nissan Island Airport (IIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nissan Island Airport (IIS) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- In addition to being known as "Nissan Island Airport", other names for IIS include "AYIA" and "Nissan Island".
- No known scheduled services.
- Nissan Island Airport is an airfield serving Nissan Island, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
- Lagoon Airfield was abandoned after the war, while Ocean Airfield remained in use as a civilian airfield.
- In late 1944 airfield roll-up activities were commenced and were completed by August 1945.
Facts about Anglesey Airport (HLY):
- The closest airport to Anglesey Airport (HLY) is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) N of HLY.
- Anglesey Airport (HLY) has 3 runways.
- The passenger terminal is a single storey building consisting of a check-in desk, departure lounge and baggage handling areas as well as other visitor information areas.
- In addition to being known as "Anglesey Airport", other names for HLY include "Maes Awyr Môn", "RAF Valley" and "VLY".
- Because of Anglesey Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Anglesey 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 Anglesey Airport (HLY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,891 miles (19,136 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.