Nonstop flight route between Mae Hong Son, Thailand and Rabaul, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN), Mae Hong Son, Thailand and Rabaul Airport (RAB), Rabaul, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,041 miles (or 6,503 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 Mae Hong Son Airport and Rabaul 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 Mae Hong Son Airport and Rabaul Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGN / VTCH |
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Location: | Mae Hong Son, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°18'3"N by 97°58'28"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from HGN |
More Information: | HGN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAB / AYTK |
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Location: | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°20'25"S by 152°22'45"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RAB |
More Information: | RAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN):
- The closest airport to Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN) is Pai Airport (PYY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) E of HGN.
- The furthest airport from Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Mae Hong Son Airport", another name for HGN is "ท่าอากาศยานแม่ฮ่องสอน".
Facts about Rabaul Airport (RAB):
- In addition to being known as "Rabaul Airport", another name for RAB is "Tokua Airport".
- The airport resides at an elevation of 32 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Rabaul Airport (RAB) is Namatanai Airport (ATN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of RAB.
- Rabaul Airport (RAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rabaul Airport (RAB) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,780 miles (18,959 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Because of Rabaul Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Rabaul 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.