Nonstop flight route between Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shark Bay Airport (MJK), Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia and Jacksons International Airport (POM), Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,478 miles (or 3,988 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 relatively short distance between Shark Bay Airport and Jacksons International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJK / YSHK |
Airport Name: | Shark Bay Airport |
Location: | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°53'35"S by 113°34'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Shark Bay |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 111 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MJK |
More Information: | MJK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POM / AYPY |
Airport Name: | Jacksons International Airport |
Location: | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°26'35"S by 147°13'11"E |
Operator/Owner: | PNG National Airports Corporation Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 124 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from POM |
More Information: | POM Maps & Info |
Facts about Shark Bay Airport (MJK):
- Because of Shark Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 111 feet, planes can take off or land at Shark Bay 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 Shark Bay Airport (MJK) is Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) N of MJK.
- The furthest airport from Shark Bay Airport (MJK) is JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT), which is nearly antipodal to Shark Bay Airport (meaning Shark Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from JAGS McCartney International Airport), and is located 12,008 miles (19,325 kilometers) away in Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Shark Bay Airport (MJK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Jacksons International Airport (POM):
- Because of Jacksons International Airport's relatively low elevation of 124 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacksons International 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.
- Jacksons International Airport (POM) has 2 runways.
- Jacksons International Airport consists of two terminals, the Domestic Terminal, housing Air Niugini and Airlines PNG, and the International Terminal, servicing all other airlines plus Air Niugini and Airlines PNG's international routes.
- The furthest airport from Jacksons International Airport (POM) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Jacksons International Airport (POM) is Haelogo Airport (HEO), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of POM.
- Jacksons International Airport, also known as Port Moresby Airport, is located 5 miles outside Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea.