Nonstop flight route between Misima Island, Papua New Guinea and Universal City, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Misima Airport (MIS), Misima Island, Papua New Guinea and Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), Universal City, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,711 miles (or 12,409 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 Misima Airport and Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio, 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 Misima Airport and Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIS / AYMS |
Airport Name: | Misima Airport |
Location: | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°41'21"S by 152°50'17"E |
Area Served: | Misima Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MIS |
More Information: | MIS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RND / KRND |
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Location: | Universal City, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°31'45"N by 98°16'44"W |
View all routes: | Routes from RND |
More Information: | RND Maps & Info |
Facts about Misima Airport (MIS):
- Misima Airport (MIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Misima Airport (MIS) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is nearly antipodal to Misima Airport (meaning Misima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from São Filipe Airport), and is located 12,095 miles (19,465 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Misima Airport (MIS) is Guasopa Airport (GAZ), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) N of MIS.
- Because of Misima Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Misima 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.
Facts about Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND):
- Major tenant units of Randolph AFB include the Air Force Personnel Center, Air Force Manpower Agency, Air Force Recruiting Service, and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Field Investigations Region 4.
- The 12 FTW also provides training to numerous NATO/Allied officer students via SUNT, as well as supporting Marine Corps and Coast Guard enlisted navigator training via the Marine Aerial Navigation School.
- The furthest airport from Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- It appears that Clark’s plan, submitted by the Air Corps Training Center, was one of the new layouts that George B.
- In addition to being known as "Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio", another name for RND is "Randolph AFB".
- Like many military installations during World War II, Randolph fielded an intercollegiate football team, nicknamed the Randolph Field Ramblers.
- Opened in 1931, Randolph has been a flying training facility for the United States Army Air Corps, the United States Army Air Forces, and the Air Force during its entire existence.
- The closest airport to Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) is San Antonio International Airport (SAT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) W of RND.