Nonstop flight route between Puerto Inírida, Colombia and Rabaul, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(3°51'12"N by 67°54'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(4°20'25"S by 152°22'45"E)
Distance from PDA to RAB:
9,660.56 miles (15,547.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Obando Airport (PDA), Puerto Inírida, Colombia and Rabaul Airport (RAB), Rabaul, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,661 miles (or 15,547 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 Obando Airport and Rabaul 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 Obando Airport and Rabaul Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDA / SKPD |
| Airport Name: | Obando Airport |
| Location: | Puerto Inírida, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°51'12"N by 67°54'21"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 460 feet (140 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PDA |
| More Information: | PDA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAB / AYTK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°20'25"S by 152°22'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RAB |
| More Information: | RAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Obando Airport (PDA):
- The furthest airport from Obando Airport (PDA) is H. Asan Airport (SMQ), which is nearly antipodal to Obando Airport (meaning Obando Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from H. Asan Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,835 kilometers) away in Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Obando Airport (PDA) is Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) N of PDA.
- Obando Airport (PDA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Obando Airport's relatively low elevation of 460 feet, planes can take off or land at Obando 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.
Facts about Rabaul Airport (RAB):
- The closest airport to Rabaul Airport (RAB) is Namatanai Airport (ATN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of RAB.
- Because of Rabaul Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Rabaul 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.
- Prior to the 1994 volcanic eruption that destroyed the town of Rabaul, the airport was located at the foot of Tavurvur volcano, near Matupit island.
- In addition to being known as "Rabaul Airport", another name for RAB is "Tokua Airport".
- Rabaul Airport (RAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- A volcano eruption closed the airport for a day in 2006.
- The furthest airport from Rabaul Airport (RAB) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,780 miles (18,959 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 123.78 miles (199.21 km) N | Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH) | Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela |     |
| 2 | 163.53 miles (263.18 km) N | Germán Olano Airport (PCR) | Puerto Carreño, Colombia | |
| 3 | 241.00 miles (387.86 km) SW | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 4 | 247.06 miles (397.60 km) NNW | Elorza Airport (EOZ) | Elorza, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 280.21 miles (450.96 km) N | Las Flecheras Airport (SFD) | San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 295.38 miles (475.37 km) NW | Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) | Arauca, Colombia | |
| 7 | 303.69 miles (488.74 km) NW | Guasdualito Airport (GDO) | Guasdualito, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 320.19 miles (515.29 km) NW | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) | Tame, Arauca, Colombia | |
| 9 | 324.58 miles (522.37 km) WNW | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia | |
| 10 | 338.16 miles (544.21 km) WSW | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 11 | 346.77 miles (558.07 km) NW | Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) | Saravena, Colombia | |
| 12 | 351.97 miles (566.43 km) N | Calabozo Airport (CLZ) | Calabozo, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 355.70 miles (572.45 km) W | Aguaclara Airport (ACL) | Aguaclara, Colombia | |
| 14 | 365.64 miles (588.44 km) NNW | Barinas Airport (BNS) | Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 376.24 miles (605.50 km) SSW | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,325.21 miles (19,835.45 km) SSW | H. Asan Airport (SMQ) | Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,250.61 miles (19,715.39 km) W | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,233.26 miles (19,687.48 km) SE | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,202.92 miles (19,638.65 km) S | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,191.05 miles (19,619.54 km) SSE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,188.55 miles (19,615.52 km) S | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,166.02 miles (19,579.26 km) W | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,153.48 miles (19,559.09 km) W | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,152.18 miles (19,557.00 km) S | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,141.93 miles (19,540.49 km) SSE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,127.86 miles (19,517.84 km) ESE | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,126.93 miles (19,516.35 km) SE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,120.65 miles (19,506.24 km) SE | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,120.58 miles (19,506.13 km) SE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,102.17 miles (19,476.51 km) SE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.72 miles (75.18 km) N | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 91.30 miles (146.93 km) N | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 94.86 miles (152.67 km) SSW | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 108.75 miles (175.02 km) SSW | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 127.72 miles (205.55 km) E | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 156.47 miles (251.82 km) WSW | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 162.96 miles (262.25 km) NW | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 174.66 miles (281.09 km) ESE | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 194.14 miles (312.43 km) SW | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 234.04 miles (376.64 km) WSW | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 249.57 miles (401.64 km) NW | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 267.04 miles (429.76 km) ESE | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 282.49 miles (454.62 km) WSW | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 301.27 miles (484.84 km) SSW | Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA) | Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 302.94 miles (487.54 km) SE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,780.47 miles (18,958.79 km) NNE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,677.69 miles (18,793.37 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,664.26 miles (18,771.76 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,653.51 miles (18,754.46 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,631.72 miles (18,719.39 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,560.86 miles (18,605.35 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,560.74 miles (18,605.16 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,556.32 miles (18,598.04 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,554.50 miles (18,595.12 km) SE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,531.71 miles (18,558.44 km) N | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,523.24 miles (18,544.81 km) NNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,508.13 miles (18,520.50 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,498.37 miles (18,504.79 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 14 | 11,497.70 miles (18,503.72 km) NE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,495.96 miles (18,500.92 km) SSE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |