Nonstop flight route between Paloemeu, Suriname and Monrovia, Liberia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM), Paloemeu, Suriname and Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW), Monrovia, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,082 miles (or 4,960 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 Vincent Fayks Airport and Spriggs Payne 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 Vincent Fayks Airport and Spriggs Payne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OEM / SMPA |
Airport Name: | Vincent Fayks Airport |
Location: | Paloemeu, Suriname |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°20'45"N by 55°26'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OEM |
More Information: | OEM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLW / GLMR |
Airport Name: | Spriggs Payne Airport |
Location: | Monrovia, Liberia |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°17'21"N by 10°45'30"W |
Area Served: | Monrovia, Liberia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MLW |
More Information: | MLW Maps & Info |
Facts about Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM):
- Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) is Tepoe Airstrip (KCB), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) SW of OEM.
- Because of Vincent Fayks Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Vincent Fayks 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 Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Vincent Fayks Airport (meaning Vincent Fayks Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,285 miles (19,771 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.
Facts about Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW):
- The furthest airport from Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) is Nauru International Airport (INU), which is nearly antipodal to Spriggs Payne Airport (meaning Spriggs Payne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nauru International Airport), and is located 12,009 miles (19,327 kilometers) away in Yaren, Nauru.
- In January 2011, newly-formed Fly 6ix, initially designated as the new national airline of Sierra Leone began operating from Freetown with a single Embraer ERJ-135 regional jet.
- Because of Spriggs Payne Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Spriggs Payne 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 Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) is Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) E of MLW.
- Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Elysian ceased operating in mid-2010, and the airport was left for a period without any scheduled commercial service.