Nonstop flight route between Zabol, Iran and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(31°5'53"N by 61°32'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from ACZ to LAE:
6,169.51 miles (9,928.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zabol Airport (ACZ), Zabol, Iran and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,170 miles (or 9,929 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 Zabol Airport and Lae Nadzab 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 Zabol Airport and Lae Nadzab Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACZ / OIZB |
| Airport Name: | Zabol Airport |
| Location: | Zabol, Iran |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°5'53"N by 61°32'38"E |
| Elevation: | 1628 feet (496 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACZ |
| More Information: | ACZ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Zabol Airport (ACZ):
- Zabol Airport (ACZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Zabol Airport (ACZ) is Zaranj Airport (ZAJ), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ESE of ACZ.
- The furthest airport from Zabol Airport (ACZ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,828 miles (19,035 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
- The airfield in Lae was operating at the same time as Nadzab but business was significantly lost to the new airport complex became fully operational in 1977.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In 1962, the main strip at Nadzab was resealed by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Works and lengthened to make it suitable for Mirage fighters, even though they never materialised.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.08 miles (33.93 km) ESE | Zaranj Airport (ZAJ) | Zaranj, Afghanistan |     |
| 2 | 94.91 miles (152.74 km) NNE | Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH) | Farah, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 118.39 miles (190.53 km) SSW | Zahedan Airport (ZAH) | Zahedan, Iran | |
| 4 | 169.49 miles (272.77 km) ENE | Bost Airport د بوست هوائی ډګر (BST) | Lashkar Gah (Bost), Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 182.41 miles (293.56 km) NW | Birjand International Airport (XBJ) | Birjand, Iran | |
| 6 | 218.65 miles (351.88 km) N | Herat International Airport (HEA) | Herat, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 229.99 miles (370.13 km) SE | Dalbandin Airport (DBA) | Dalbandin, Pakistan | |
| 8 | 231.44 miles (372.47 km) SW | Bam Airport (BXR) | Bam, Iran | |
| 9 | 255.78 miles (411.63 km) E | Kabul International Airport (KDH) | Kandahar, Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 274.31 miles (441.45 km) ENE | Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) | Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 278.75 miles (448.60 km) W | Kerman International Airport (KER) | Kerman, Iran | |
| 12 | 283.63 miles (456.45 km) NNE | Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر (LQN) | Qala i Naw, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 320.78 miles (516.24 km) NE | Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan | |
| 14 | 324.24 miles (521.81 km) NW | Tabas Airport (TCX) | Tabas, Iran | |
| 15 | 326.09 miles (524.78 km) E | Quetta International Airport (UET) | Quetta, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,827.86 miles (19,035.05 km) WSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,286.38 miles (18,163.62 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,001.55 miles (17,705.24 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,977.81 miles (17,667.03 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,931.16 miles (17,591.96 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,767.15 miles (17,328.00 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,672.52 miles (17,175.71 km) ESE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,601.33 miles (17,061.14 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,562.59 miles (16,998.80 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,493.35 miles (16,887.36 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,458.95 miles (16,832.01 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,433.93 miles (16,791.75 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,373.67 miles (16,694.76 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,349.23 miles (16,655.43 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,344.52 miles (16,647.86 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 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 | |