Nonstop flight route between Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°28'59"S by 58°49'1"W)
Distance from LAE to NEC:
8,918.78 miles (14,353.35 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Necochea Airport (NEC), Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,919 miles (or 14,353 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAE / AYNZ |
| Airport Name: | Lae Nadzab Airport |
| Location: | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Papua New Guinea Office of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 239 feet (73 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAE |
| More Information: | LAE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEC / SAZO |
| Airport Name: | Necochea Airport |
| Location: | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°28'59"S by 58°49'1"W |
| Area Served: | Necochea |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NEC |
| More Information: | NEC Maps & Info |
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- The furthest airport from Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The first parachute jump for the 503rd Parachute Regiment was during the Allied paratrooper assault on 5 September 1943.
- Today, the former 'East Base' or No.
- Because of Lae Nadzab Airport's relatively low elevation of 239 feet, planes can take off or land at Lae Nadzab 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 Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
- Nazdab is located twenty-seven miles NW of Lae by road 900 yds by an indefinite width.
Facts about Necochea Airport (NEC):
- Necochea Airport (NEC) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Necochea Airport (NEC) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) ENE of NEC.
- The furthest airport from Necochea Airport (NEC) is Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), which is nearly antipodal to Necochea Airport (meaning Necochea Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Dalian, Liaoning, China.
- Because of Necochea Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Necochea 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.97 miles (72.37 km) S | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 58.68 miles (94.44 km) WNW | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 63.54 miles (102.26 km) NW | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 77.51 miles (124.73 km) E | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 78.46 miles (126.27 km) WSW | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 97.63 miles (157.12 km) WNW | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 114.22 miles (183.82 km) NW | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 116.43 miles (187.38 km) SW | Kerema Airport (KMA) | Kerema, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 126.34 miles (203.32 km) WNW | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 129.27 miles (208.03 km) SW | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 139.10 miles (223.85 km) S | Fane Airport (FNE) | Fane, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 140.13 miles (225.51 km) ENE | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 145.33 miles (233.89 km) WSW | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 168.86 miles (271.75 km) NW | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 174.08 miles (280.15 km) SSE | Kokoda Airport (KKD) | Kokoda, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,714.18 miles (18,852.10 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,635.23 miles (18,725.04 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,608.79 miles (18,682.49 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,594.32 miles (18,659.20 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,576.38 miles (18,630.33 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,563.96 miles (18,610.34 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,560.62 miles (18,604.97 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,557.57 miles (18,600.06 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,536.25 miles (18,565.75 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,532.99 miles (18,560.49 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,517.64 miles (18,535.79 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,516.19 miles (18,533.47 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,515.76 miles (18,532.78 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,482.14 miles (18,478.67 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,472.16 miles (18,462.61 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.26 miles (87.33 km) ENE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 77.45 miles (124.65 km) ENE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 82.13 miles (132.17 km) W | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 89.74 miles (144.42 km) NNW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 5 | 130.17 miles (209.49 km) NE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 134.05 miles (215.73 km) NW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 7 | 167.67 miles (269.84 km) N | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 8 | 181.75 miles (292.49 km) W | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 182.02 miles (292.94 km) WNW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 247.46 miles (398.25 km) NW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 11 | 247.89 miles (398.94 km) NNE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 253.42 miles (407.84 km) N | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 13 | 272.04 miles (437.81 km) N | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 276.84 miles (445.54 km) SW | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 15 | 278.73 miles (448.58 km) N | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,398.34 miles (19,953.15 km) NNW | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 2 | 12,361.38 miles (19,893.66 km) N | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 12,340.35 miles (19,859.82 km) NW | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 4 | 12,330.60 miles (19,844.13 km) NNW | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 12,308.10 miles (19,807.92 km) NE | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 6 | 12,277.32 miles (19,758.39 km) NNE | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 12,266.86 miles (19,741.55 km) NE | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 8 | 12,255.78 miles (19,723.71 km) N | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 9 | 12,245.48 miles (19,707.14 km) ENE | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 10 | 12,235.07 miles (19,690.38 km) NNW | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China | |
| 11 | 12,225.53 miles (19,675.04 km) ENE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 12 | 12,222.04 miles (19,669.42 km) N | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 13 | 12,192.53 miles (19,621.93 km) ENE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 14 | 12,190.02 miles (19,617.88 km) WNW | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 15 | 12,187.06 miles (19,613.12 km) NNW | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) | Shenyang, China | |