Nonstop flight route between Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(4°20'25"S by 152°22'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°50'26"S by 65°6'16"W)
Distance from RAB to TUC:
9,134.72 miles (14,700.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rabaul Airport (RAB), Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,135 miles (or 14,701 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAB / AYTK |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUC / SANT |
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| Location: | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°50'26"S by 65°6'16"W |
| Area Served: | Tucumán Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1495 feet (456 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TUC |
| More Information: | TUC Maps & Info |
Facts about Rabaul Airport (RAB):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Rabaul Airport", another name for RAB is "Tokua Airport".
- Rabaul Airport (RAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Rabaul Airport (RAB) is Namatanai Airport (ATN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of RAB.
Facts about Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC):
- It has 135,000 m² of runways, 21,250 m² of taxiways, a 6,985 m² terminal, two hangars of 1,840 m², and parking places for 278 cars.
- In 1988, it handled 710,000 passengers.
- Tucumán International Airport has direct public transport links to San Miguel de Tucumán served by Bus nº 121 to the Bus Terminal Station, through AV.
- The closest airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) is Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SE of TUC.
- Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport is the international airport that serves Tucumán Province in the north of Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport", another name for TUC is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Tucumán".
- Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) is Jinggangshan Airport (JGS), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (meaning Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jinggangshan Airport), and is located 12,427 miles (19,999 kilometers) away in Ji'an, Jiangxi, China.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 80.29 miles (129.22 km) SE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 2 | 127.35 miles (204.95 km) SSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 3 | 139.88 miles (225.12 km) N | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 169.60 miles (272.95 km) N | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 5 | 203.55 miles (327.57 km) SSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 6 | 259.40 miles (417.47 km) N | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 284.91 miles (458.51 km) SE | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 8 | 285.39 miles (459.29 km) N | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 289.85 miles (466.47 km) S | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 10 | 290.29 miles (467.17 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 11 | 303.07 miles (487.74 km) NNE | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 12 | 313.49 miles (504.52 km) S | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 13 | 328.14 miles (528.10 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 341.78 miles (550.04 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 349.34 miles (562.21 km) NNE | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,426.99 miles (19,999.25 km) E | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 2 | 12,368.06 miles (19,904.41 km) N | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 3 | 12,361.16 miles (19,893.30 km) NNE | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 4 | 12,297.87 miles (19,791.45 km) NE | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 5 | 12,296.98 miles (19,790.02 km) E | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 6 | 12,296.61 miles (19,789.42 km) NW | Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) | Longyan, Fujian, China | |
| 7 | 12,284.07 miles (19,769.24 km) NNW | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 8 | 12,278.85 miles (19,760.85 km) NE | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 9 | 12,248.21 miles (19,711.53 km) NNW | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 12,246.49 miles (19,708.76 km) NNW | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 11 | 12,231.10 miles (19,684.00 km) E | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 12 | 12,215.21 miles (19,658.43 km) NW | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 13 | 12,191.58 miles (19,620.40 km) NE | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 14 | 12,188.29 miles (19,615.11 km) NNW | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 15 | 12,180.52 miles (19,602.61 km) NW | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) | Xiamen, Fujian, China | |