Nonstop flight route between Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU), Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,514 miles (or 8,875 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 Chuathbaluk Airport and Lae Nadzab 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 Chuathbaluk Airport and Lae Nadzab Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHU / |
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Location: | Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°34'45"N by 159°12'56"W |
Area Served: | Chuathbaluk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 243 feet (74 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CHU |
More Information: | CHU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAE / AYNZ |
Airport Name: | Lae Nadzab Airport |
Location: | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | Papua New Guinea Office of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 239 feet (73 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAE |
More Information: | LAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU):
- In addition to being known as "Chuathbaluk Airport", other names for CHU include "PACH" and "9A3".
- The furthest airport from Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,530 miles (16,947 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Chuathbaluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at Chuathbaluk 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 Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU) is Aniak Airport (ANI), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) W of CHU.
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- Because of Lae Nadzab Airport's relatively low elevation of 239 feet, planes can take off or land at Lae Nadzab 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.
- In 1962, the main strip at Nadzab was resealed by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Works and lengthened to make it suitable for Mirage fighters, even though they never materialised.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
- Nazdab is located twenty-seven miles NW of Lae by road 900 yds by an indefinite width.
- The furthest airport from Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Lae airfield continued to be used by Air Niugini and other third-level airlines until 1987.