Nonstop flight route between Pemba/Porto Amelia, Mozambique and Yakima, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pemba Airport (POL), Pemba/Porto Amelia, Mozambique and Yakima Air Terminal (YKM), Yakima, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,869 miles (or 15,882 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 Pemba Airport and Yakima Air Terminal, 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 Pemba Airport and Yakima Air Terminal. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POL / FQPB |
Airport Name: | Pemba Airport |
Location: | Pemba/Porto Amelia, Mozambique |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°59'12"S by 40°31'20"E |
Area Served: | Pemba |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos de Mocambique (Mozambique Airports Company) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 331 feet (101 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from POL |
More Information: | POL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKM / KYKM |
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Location: | Yakima, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°34'5"N by 120°32'39"W |
Area Served: | Yakima, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | City of Yakima |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1099 feet (335 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKM |
More Information: | YKM Maps & Info |
Facts about Pemba Airport (POL):
- The closest airport to Pemba Airport (POL) is Nacala Airport (MNC), which is located 105 miles (168 kilometers) S of POL.
- Because of Pemba Airport's relatively low elevation of 331 feet, planes can take off or land at Pemba 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 Pemba Airport (POL) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Pemba Airport (POL) has 2 runways.
Facts about Yakima Air Terminal (YKM):
- This airport is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it as a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 69,835 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 60,028 in 2009 and 53,832 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,797 miles (17,377 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The airport is also home to Cub Crafters, a manufacturer of light sport and light utility aircraft.
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
- The closest airport to Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) is Vagabond Army Heliport (closed to fixed-wing aircraft) (FCT), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of YKM.
- Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Yakima Air Terminal", another name for YKM is "McAllister Field".