Nonstop flight route between Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands and Lubango, Angola:
Departure Airport:
(6°42'42"S by 156°23'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°55'36"S by 13°34'36"E)
Distance from CHY to SDD:
9,483.90 miles (15,262.82 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY), Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands and Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD), Lubango, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,484 miles (or 15,263 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 Choiseul Bay Airport and Lubango Mukanka 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 Choiseul Bay Airport and Lubango Mukanka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHY / AGGC |
| Airport Name: | Choiseul Bay Airport |
| Location: | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°42'42"S by 156°23'45"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from CHY |
| More Information: | CHY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDD / FNUB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lubango, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°55'36"S by 13°34'36"E |
| Area Served: | Lubango, Angola |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5778 feet (1,761 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDD |
| More Information: | SDD Maps & Info |
Facts about Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY):
- The closest airport to Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) WSW of CHY.
- The furthest airport from Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) is Praia International Airport (RAI), which is located 11,869 miles (19,102 kilometers) away in Praia, Cape Verde.
Facts about Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD):
- The furthest airport from Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is nearly antipodal to Lubango Mukanka Airport (meaning Lubango Mukanka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Johnston Atoll Airport), and is located 12,195 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Lubango Mukanka Airport", other names for SDD include "Aeroporto Lubango Mukanka (Lubango (Sá da Bandeira))" and "Aeroporto de Lubango".
- Because of Lubango Mukanka Airport's high elevation of 5,778 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SDD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SDD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) is Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN), which is located 156 miles (252 kilometers) SE of SDD.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.86 miles (64.15 km) WSW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands |     |
| 2 | 54.13 miles (87.12 km) WNW | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 74.92 miles (120.57 km) SW | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 92.24 miles (148.45 km) ESE | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 101.03 miles (162.60 km) SSE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 126.47 miles (203.53 km) SSE | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 148.20 miles (238.51 km) NW | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 213.56 miles (343.70 km) NW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 238.34 miles (383.57 km) ESE | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 253.72 miles (408.32 km) SE | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 293.16 miles (471.79 km) SW | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 312.80 miles (503.41 km) SE | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 315.28 miles (507.39 km) SE | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 321.16 miles (516.86 km) WNW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 323.86 miles (521.20 km) ESE | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,869.34 miles (19,101.80 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,869.12 miles (19,101.44 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,858.87 miles (19,084.96 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,852.80 miles (19,075.19 km) N | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,825.97 miles (19,032.00 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 6 | 11,819.51 miles (19,021.60 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 7 | 11,795.27 miles (18,982.60 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 8 | 11,787.28 miles (18,969.74 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 9 | 11,783.76 miles (18,964.08 km) N | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,778.75 miles (18,956.02 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 11 | 11,752.90 miles (18,914.41 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,744.28 miles (18,900.54 km) NW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,742.34 miles (18,897.42 km) N | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,735.88 miles (18,887.02 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 15 | 11,730.64 miles (18,878.59 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 156.44 miles (251.77 km) SE | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| 2 | 160.58 miles (258.42 km) N | Benguela Airport (BUG) | Benguela, Angola | |
| 3 | 207.04 miles (333.20 km) NE | Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport (NOV) | Huambo, Angola | |
| 4 | 262.70 miles (422.77 km) NNE | Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO) | Waco Kungo, Angola | |
| 5 | 318.48 miles (512.54 km) NE | Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL) | Andulo, Angola | |
| 6 | 341.57 miles (549.70 km) SSE | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 7 | 372.70 miles (599.80 km) E | Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) | Cuito Cuanavale, Angola | |
| 8 | 416.41 miles (670.14 km) NNE | Malanje Airport (MEG) | Malange, Angola | |
| 9 | 419.95 miles (675.85 km) N | Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) | Luanda, Angola | |
| 10 | 428.97 miles (690.37 km) E | Cangamba Airport (CNZ) | Cangamba, Angola | |
| 11 | 440.72 miles (709.27 km) SE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 12 | 457.67 miles (736.54 km) ESE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 13 | 477.62 miles (768.65 km) ENE | Luena Airport (LUO) | Luena, Moxico Province, Angola | |
| 14 | 489.08 miles (787.09 km) N | Ambriz Airport (AZZ) | Ambriz, Angola | |
| 15 | 502.45 miles (808.61 km) NE | Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) | Luzamba, Angola | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,195.43 miles (19,626.59 km) ENE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 2 | 11,781.60 miles (18,960.60 km) NW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,779.92 miles (18,957.90 km) NW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,764.17 miles (18,932.55 km) NW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,757.36 miles (18,921.59 km) NW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,733.41 miles (18,883.04 km) NW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,728.18 miles (18,874.62 km) NW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,725.35 miles (18,870.08 km) NW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,725.35 miles (18,870.08 km) NW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,724.34 miles (18,868.45 km) NW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,694.26 miles (18,820.04 km) NW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,688.51 miles (18,810.78 km) NW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,679.69 miles (18,796.58 km) NW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,676.16 miles (18,790.91 km) WNW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,672.53 miles (18,785.07 km) NW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |