Nonstop flight route between Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(24°28'3"N by 122°58'46"E)
Distance from LAE to OGN:
2,674.87 miles (4,304.78 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 Yonaguni Airport (OGN), Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,675 miles (or 4,305 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: | OGN / ROYN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°28'3"N by 122°58'46"E |
| Area Served: | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OGN |
| More Information: | OGN Maps & Info |
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- Two parallel runways were built, running roughly east to west.
- 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.
- In March 1942, the Japanese occupied Lae and Salamaua.
- 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.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Yonaguni Airport (OGN):
- Yonaguni Airport (OGN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Yonaguni Airport (OGN) is Hateruma Airport (HTR), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ESE of OGN.
- In addition to being known as "Yonaguni Airport", other names for OGN include "Yonaguni Jima Airport", "与那国空港" and "Yonaguni Kūkō".
- The furthest airport from Yonaguni Airport (OGN) is Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU), which is nearly antipodal to Yonaguni Airport (meaning Yonaguni Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Silvio Pettirossi International Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Asunción, Paraguay.
- Because of Yonaguni Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Yonaguni 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 | 59.11 miles (95.13 km) ESE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 76.43 miles (123.00 km) E | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 91.13 miles (146.66 km) WSW | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 4 | 98.77 miles (158.96 km) WNW | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 5 | 117.91 miles (189.76 km) WNW | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 6 | 138.20 miles (222.42 km) E | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 7 | 147.04 miles (236.64 km) E | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 149.14 miles (240.02 km) W | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 9 | 149.14 miles (240.02 km) W | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 10 | 156.67 miles (252.14 km) SW | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 11 | 167.75 miles (269.96 km) SW | Taitung Airport (TTT) | Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 12 | 177.43 miles (285.54 km) WSW | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 13 | 192.03 miles (309.05 km) SSW | Lanyu Airport (KYD) | Orchid Island, Taitung County, Taiwan | |
| 14 | 204.41 miles (328.97 km) WSW | Tainan Airport (TNN) | Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 15 | 211.69 miles (340.68 km) SW | Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,374.95 miles (19,915.50 km) SSE | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 2 | 12,363.64 miles (19,897.30 km) SE | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,294.57 miles (19,786.14 km) SSE | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,289.81 miles (19,778.49 km) SSW | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 5 | 12,284.31 miles (19,769.64 km) WSW | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 6 | 12,280.18 miles (19,762.99 km) SSW | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,259.84 miles (19,730.25 km) WSW | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,256.41 miles (19,724.74 km) W | Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) | Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,254.90 miles (19,722.29 km) WSW | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,251.48 miles (19,716.79 km) SSE | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 11 | 12,236.77 miles (19,693.12 km) SW | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,231.40 miles (19,684.48 km) SW | Francisco de Matos Pereira Airport (DOU) | Dourados, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,224.88 miles (19,673.98 km) SSW | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) | Posadas, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,224.88 miles (19,673.98 km) SSW | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) | José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,212.94 miles (19,654.78 km) W | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |