Nonstop flight route between Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea and Stevens Village, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E)
Arrival Airport:
(66°1'0"N by 149°3'15"W)
Distance from KIE to SVS:
5,701.77 miles (9,176.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea and Stevens Village Airport (SVS), Stevens Village, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,702 miles (or 9,176 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIE / AYKT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIE |
| More Information: | KIE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SVS / |
| Airport Name: | Stevens Village Airport |
| Location: | Stevens Village, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°1'0"N by 149°3'15"W |
| Area Served: | Stevens Village, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 329 feet (100 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SVS |
| More Information: | SVS Maps & Info |
Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):
- On 13 February 2012, Papua New Guinea Post-Courier reported that the landowners had announced their intention to reopen the airport.
- The furthest airport from Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,844 miles (19,061 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- The airport was partially destroyed during the Bougainville Crisis of the 1990s and has been closed since then.
- In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
- The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.
- Because of Kieta/Aropa Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kieta/Aropa 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.
- Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Stevens Village Airport (SVS):
- The closest airport to Stevens Village Airport (SVS) is Five Mile Airport (FMC), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) WSW of SVS.
- Because of Stevens Village Airport's relatively low elevation of 329 feet, planes can take off or land at Stevens Village 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.
- Stevens Village Airport (SVS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Stevens Village Airport (SVS) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,213 miles (16,436 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.95 miles (78.77 km) SSE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands |     |
| 2 | 54.13 miles (87.12 km) ESE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 77.65 miles (124.96 km) S | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 94.46 miles (152.01 km) NW | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 146.31 miles (235.46 km) ESE | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 146.64 miles (235.99 km) SSE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 161.62 miles (260.11 km) NW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 175.22 miles (282.00 km) SE | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 267.04 miles (429.76 km) WNW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 274.68 miles (442.06 km) W | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 277.53 miles (446.64 km) SW | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 290.16 miles (466.96 km) NW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 292.11 miles (470.10 km) ESE | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 293.20 miles (471.87 km) W | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 307.28 miles (494.52 km) SE | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,843.84 miles (19,060.76 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,838.79 miles (19,052.64 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,832.78 miles (19,042.97 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,820.93 miles (19,023.90 km) N | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,772.48 miles (18,945.93 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 6 | 11,765.37 miles (18,934.49 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 7 | 11,750.86 miles (18,911.14 km) N | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,741.64 miles (18,896.30 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 9 | 11,733.20 miles (18,882.71 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 10 | 11,726.21 miles (18,871.46 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,725.95 miles (18,871.04 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 12 | 11,709.95 miles (18,845.29 km) N | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,707.35 miles (18,841.11 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,693.92 miles (18,819.49 km) NW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 15 | 11,682.02 miles (18,800.34 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.96 miles (36.95 km) WSW | Five Mile Airport (FMC) | Five Mile, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 46.77 miles (75.26 km) SW | Rampart Airport (RMP) | Rampart, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 51.78 miles (83.34 km) ENE | Beaver Airport (WBQ) | Beaver, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 60.70 miles (97.69 km) S | Minto Al Wright Airport (MNT) | Minto, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 70.45 miles (113.38 km) NW | Prospect Creek Airport (PPC) | Prospect Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 83.87 miles (134.97 km) SSW | Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY) | Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 89.90 miles (144.68 km) SSE | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 90.97 miles (146.41 km) NNW | Coldfoot Airport (CXF) | Coldfoot, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 91.39 miles (147.07 km) SSE | Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) | Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 91.98 miles (148.03 km) ENE | Birch Creek Airport (KBC) | Birch Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 92.20 miles (148.37 km) NW | Bettles Airport (BTT) | Bettles, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 100.85 miles (162.30 km) NE | Venetie Airport (VEE) | Venetie, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 101.55 miles (163.43 km) S | Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) | Nenana, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 103.95 miles (167.29 km) N | Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR) | Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 104.84 miles (168.72 km) WSW | Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) | Tanana, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,212.71 miles (16,435.72 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,197.20 miles (16,410.76 km) SSE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,187.56 miles (16,395.24 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,165.01 miles (16,358.96 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,154.29 miles (16,341.70 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,053.21 miles (16,179.04 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,007.52 miles (16,105.50 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,945.09 miles (16,005.03 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 9 | 9,938.84 miles (15,994.97 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 9,934.10 miles (15,987.35 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,929.58 miles (15,980.07 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,928.97 miles (15,979.09 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,923.75 miles (15,970.68 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,921.78 miles (15,967.51 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,906.99 miles (15,943.72 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |