Nonstop flight route between Shemya, Alaska, United States and Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States and Deniliquin Airport (DNQ), Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,346 miles (or 10,214 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 Eareckson Air Station and Deniliquin 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 Eareckson Air Station and Deniliquin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYA / PASY |
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Location: | Shemya, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'43"N by 174°6'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYA |
More Information: | SYA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DNQ / YDLQ |
Airport Name: | Deniliquin Airport |
Location: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°33'36"S by 144°56'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | Deniliquin Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 316 feet (96 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DNQ |
More Information: | DNQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):
- In July 1973, Raytheon won a contract to build a system called COBRA DANE on Shemya.
- The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
- In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and " ".
- With the exception of a small station housekeeping unit, Shemya was abandoned after the war.
- The aerial photos taken on the raid showed the Japanese were building up forces in the area, transferring aircraft presumably from air bases on Hokkaido.
- Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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 404th Bombardment Squadron flew B-24 Liberator heavy bombers along with one Beechcraft AT-7, which was used for navigator training.
- The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- By August, Eleventh Air Force B-24s were carrying out successful and accurate attacks on the Japanese military installations and the B-25s were successful in driving the Japanese fishing and much of the shipping out of the North Pacific.
- Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Deniliquin Airport (DNQ):
- The closest airport to Deniliquin Airport (DNQ) is Echuca Airport (ECH), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) SSW of DNQ.
- Because of Deniliquin Airport's relatively low elevation of 316 feet, planes can take off or land at Deniliquin 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 Deniliquin Airport (DNQ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Deniliquin Airport (meaning Deniliquin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,092 miles (19,461 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Deniliquin Airport (DNQ) has 2 runways.