Nonstop flight route between Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea and Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea and Puvirnituq Airport (YPX), Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,820 miles (or 12,585 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 Kieta/Aropa Airport and Puvirnituq 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 Kieta/Aropa Airport and Puvirnituq Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIE / AYKT |
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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: | YPX / CYPX |
Airport Name: | Puvirnituq Airport |
Location: | Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°3'7"N by 77°17'14"W |
Operator/Owner: | Administration régionale Kativik |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 83 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPX |
More Information: | YPX Maps & Info |
Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (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.
- Nowadays the airfield is disused and overgrown with bush.
- 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.
- The original grass airfield was occupied and expanded by the Imperial Japanese in spring 1942.
- Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Puvirnituq Airport (YPX):
- Because of Puvirnituq Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at Puvirnituq 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.
- Puvirnituq Airport (YPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Puvirnituq Airport (YPX) is Akulivik Airport (AKV), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) NNW of YPX.
- The furthest airport from Puvirnituq Airport (YPX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,575 miles (17,018 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.