Nonstop flight route between Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea and Laredo, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vivigani Airport (VIV), Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea and Laredo International Airport (LRD), Laredo, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,749 miles (or 12,471 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 Vivigani Airport and Laredo International 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 Vivigani Airport and Laredo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VIV / |
Airport Name: | Vivigani Airport |
Location: | Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°18'23"S by 150°19'11"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from VIV |
More Information: | VIV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRD / KLRD |
Airport Name: | Laredo International Airport |
Location: | Laredo, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°32'38"N by 99°27'42"W |
Area Served: | Laredo, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Laredo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 508 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LRD |
More Information: | LRD Maps & Info |
Facts about Vivigani Airport (VIV):
- The furthest airport from Vivigani Airport (VIV) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,915 miles (19,176 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- The Royal Australian Air Force prepared the airfields, first building an emergency landing strip in April 1943.
- Vivigani Airstrip was a general use airstrip until roughly 2006.
- The closest airport to Vivigani Airport (VIV) is Gurney Airport (GUR), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) S of VIV.
Facts about Laredo International Airport (LRD):
- The closest airport to Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SW of LRD.
- Laredo International Airport (LRD) has 3 runways.
- The airport is served by four commercial airlines.
- The furthest airport from Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- There is one, two-floor terminal at the Laredo International Airport.
- At the entrance to the airport is the statue "Among Friends There Are No Borders", designed by Armando Hinojosa of Laredo, which depicts a South Texas vaquero and a Mexican charro sharing a campfire.
- Because of Laredo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 508 feet, planes can take off or land at Laredo International 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.