Nonstop flight route between Ithaca, New York, United States and Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH), Ithaca, New York, United States and Munda Airport (MUA), Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,428 miles (or 13,563 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 Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport and Munda 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 Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport and Munda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ITH / KITH |
Airport Name: | Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport |
Location: | Ithaca, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°29'29"N by 76°27'30"W |
Area Served: | Ithaca, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Tompkins County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1099 feet (335 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ITH |
More Information: | ITH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUA / AGGM |
Airport Name: | Munda Airport |
Location: | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°19'40"S by 157°15'47"E |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MUA |
More Information: | MUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH):
- TCAT Route 32 travels to Cornell University and downtown Ithaca Monday through Friday, On weekends similar service is on Route 72.
- The closest airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) is Cortland County Airport (CTX), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of ITH.
- The furthest airport from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Starting on March 24, 2012, US Airways Express ended all service between Ithaca and New York-LaGuardia as part of a slot-exchange deal with Delta.
- Other carriers included Commuter Airlines, Mall Airways, Command Airways, Ransome Airlines, and Continental Express.
- Airline traffic peaked in 1990 at 226,813 passengers, but by the end of the decade the small size of the market, proximity to Syracuse Hancock International Airport and other regional airports, and crowded airspace has led Trans World Airlines, United Airlines, and finally Continental Airlines to leave.
- Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) has 2 runways.
Facts about Munda Airport (MUA):
- After the war, the airfield was turned into a commercial airport, used for regional flights by Solomon Airlines.
- Munda Airport (MUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Construction began in mid-November with a great emphasis on keeping the forward airfield secret.
- The furthest airport from Munda Airport (MUA) is Praia International Airport (RAI), which is located 11,978 miles (19,277 kilometers) away in Praia, Cape Verde.
- Munda airfield was the principal objective of the Central Solomons campaign, also known as Munda or Munda Point Airfield.
- Because of Munda Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Munda 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 Munda Airport (MUA) is Nusatupe Airport (GZO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of MUA.