Nonstop flight route between Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea and Penticton, British Columbia, Canada:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from KIE to YYF:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- KIE Airport Information
- YYF Airport Information
- Facts about KIE
- Facts about YYF
- Map of Nearest Airports to KIE
- List of Nearest Airports to KIE
- Map of Furthest Airports from KIE
- List of Furthest Airports from KIE
- Map of Nearest Airports to YYF
- List of Nearest Airports to YYF
- Map of Furthest Airports from YYF
- List of Furthest Airports from YYF
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea and Penticton Regional Airport (YYF), Penticton, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,311 miles (or 10,157 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 Penticton Regional 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 Penticton Regional 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 |
Airport Names: |
|
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: | YYF / CYYF |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Penticton, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°27'44"N by 119°36'7"W |
Area Served: | South Okanagan Similkameen West Kootenay |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1130 feet (344 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYF |
More Information: | YYF Maps & Info |
Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):
- The original grass airfield was occupied and expanded by the Imperial Japanese in spring 1942.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
- Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 13 February 2012, Papua New Guinea Post-Courier reported that the landowners had announced their intention to reopen the airport.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.
Facts about Penticton Regional Airport (YYF):
- The facility has been recognized as a certified airport by the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation.
- Trans-Canada Air Lines, now known as Air Canada, and Canadian Pacific Air Lines served Penticton after World War II.
- The furthest airport from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,601 miles (17,060 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) is Kelowna International Airport (YLW), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of YYF.
- Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Temporary public use of the Penticton Regional Airport was approved in 1945, and in 1956, it was given a permanent airport license.
- Penticton Regional Airport handled 80,000 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Penticton Regional Airport", another name for YYF is "Penticton Airport".