Nonstop flight route between Abau, Papua New Guinea and Contadora Island, Panama:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abau Airport (ABW), Abau, Papua New Guinea and Contadora Airport (OTD), Contadora Island, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,184 miles (or 14,780 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 Abau Airport and Contadora 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 Abau Airport and Contadora Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABW / |
Airport Name: | Abau Airport |
Location: | Abau, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°10'1"S by 148°41'59"E |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ABW |
More Information: | ABW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OTD / |
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Location: | Contadora Island, Panama |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°37'42"N by 79°2'3"W |
Area Served: | Contadora Island |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from OTD |
More Information: | OTD Maps & Info |
Facts about Abau Airport (ABW):
- The furthest airport from Abau Airport (ABW) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,873 miles (19,108 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Because of Abau Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Abau 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 Abau Airport (ABW) is Agaun Airport (AUP), which is located 49 miles (80 kilometers) ENE of ABW.
Facts about Contadora Airport (OTD):
- In addition to being known as "Contadora Airport", another name for OTD is "Aeropuerto de Contadora".
- The furthest airport from Contadora Airport (OTD) is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), which is nearly antipodal to Contadora Airport (meaning Contadora Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport), and is located 12,094 miles (19,464 kilometers) away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Contadora Airport (OTD) is Tocumen International Airport (PTY), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) NW of OTD.