Nonstop flight route between Desroches Island, Seychelles and Eureka, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Desroches Island Airport (DES), Desroches Island, Seychelles and Eureka Airport (EUE), Eureka, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,007 miles (or 16,104 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 Desroches Island Airport and Eureka 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 Desroches Island Airport and Eureka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DES / FSDR |
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Location: | Desroches Island, Seychelles |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°41'41"S by 53°39'1"E |
Operator/Owner: | Island Deveoplment Company (IDC) |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DES |
More Information: | DES Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EUE / |
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Location: | Eureka, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°36'14"N by 116°0'12"W |
Area Served: | Eureka, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | County of Eureka |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5958 feet (1,816 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EUE |
More Information: | EUE Maps & Info |
Facts about Desroches Island Airport (DES):
- In addition to being known as "Desroches Island Airport", another name for DES is "Desroches Island".
- Because of Desroches Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Desroches 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 Desroches Island Airport (DES) is Seychelles International Airport (SEZ), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of DES.
- Desroches Island Airport (DES) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Desroches Island Airport (DES) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,058 miles (17,796 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Eureka Airport (EUE):
- In addition to being known as "Eureka Airport", another name for EUE is "Ø5U".
- The closest airport to Eureka Airport (EUE) is Austin Airport (ASQ), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) W of EUE.
- The furthest airport from Eureka Airport (EUE) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,076 miles (17,825 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Eureka Airport (EUE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Eureka Airport's high elevation of 5,958 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EUE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EUE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Eureka Airport covers an area of 800 acres at an elevation of 5,958 feet above mean sea level.