Nonstop flight route between Ayapel, Colombia and Frieda River, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(8°19'12"N by 75°8'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(4°36'32"S by 141°57'37"E)
Distance from AYA to FAQ:
9,877.45 miles (15,896.18 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ayapel Airport (AYA), Ayapel, Colombia and Frieda River Airport (FAQ), Frieda River, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,877 miles (or 15,896 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 Ayapel Airport and Frieda River 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 Ayapel Airport and Frieda River Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYA / |
| Airport Name: | Ayapel Airport |
| Location: | Ayapel, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°19'12"N by 75°8'47"W |
| Area Served: | Ayapel |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 120 feet (37 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from AYA |
| More Information: | AYA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAQ / AYFR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Frieda River, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°36'32"S by 141°57'37"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 200 feet (61 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FAQ |
| More Information: | FAQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ayapel Airport (AYA):
- Because of Ayapel Airport's relatively low elevation of 120 feet, planes can take off or land at Ayapel 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 furthest airport from Ayapel Airport (AYA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Ayapel Airport (meaning Ayapel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,279 miles (19,761 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- The closest airport to Ayapel Airport (AYA) is Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of AYA.
Facts about Frieda River Airport (FAQ):
- In addition to being known as "Frieda River Airport", another name for FAQ is "Frieda River".
- Frieda River Airport (FAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Frieda River Airport's relatively low elevation of 200 feet, planes can take off or land at Frieda River 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 Frieda River Airport (FAQ) is Biangabip Airport (BPK), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) SSW of FAQ.
- The furthest airport from Frieda River Airport (FAQ) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,859 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.56 miles (39.52 km) S | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 55.07 miles (88.63 km) SSE | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| 3 | 58.01 miles (93.36 km) NW | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 4 | 70.62 miles (113.65 km) N | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 5 | 113.00 miles (181.85 km) WSW | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 6 | 128.17 miles (206.27 km) SE | Yariguíes Airport (EJA) | Barrancabermeja, Colombia | |
| 7 | 147.82 miles (237.90 km) W | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 8 | 148.27 miles (238.62 km) SSW | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 9 | 148.77 miles (239.41 km) N | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 10 | 149.98 miles (241.37 km) S | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 11 | 157.61 miles (253.64 km) ESE | Palonegro International Airport (BGA) | Bucaramanga, Colombia | |
| 12 | 179.27 miles (288.51 km) N | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 13 | 181.90 miles (292.74 km) WNW | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| 14 | 182.24 miles (293.29 km) E | Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) | Cúcuta, Colombia | |
| 15 | 188.09 miles (302.70 km) E | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,278.93 miles (19,760.97 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,241.23 miles (19,700.30 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,237.73 miles (19,694.66 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,226.12 miles (19,675.98 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,223.00 miles (19,670.96 km) S | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,195.05 miles (19,625.98 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,179.60 miles (19,601.12 km) S | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,162.18 miles (19,573.08 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,145.77 miles (19,546.67 km) W | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,118.93 miles (19,503.48 km) W | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,083.58 miles (19,446.59 km) SSE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,062.18 miles (19,412.15 km) S | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,053.43 miles (19,398.07 km) W | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,047.45 miles (19,388.45 km) WSW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,003.07 miles (19,317.02 km) SSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.10 miles (104.77 km) SSW | Biangabip Airport (BPK) | Biangabip, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 102.62 miles (165.16 km) NNE | Tadji Airport (TAJ) | Aitape, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 116.82 miles (188.00 km) SSW | Atkamba Airport (ABP) | Atkamba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 149.71 miles (240.94 km) SE | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 157.88 miles (254.09 km) SE | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 166.52 miles (267.99 km) ESE | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 168.93 miles (271.86 km) S | Lake Murray Airport (LMY) | Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 172.13 miles (277.02 km) NW | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 181.39 miles (291.92 km) ESE | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 189.31 miles (304.67 km) WNW | Apalapsili Airport (AAS) | Apalapsili, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 191.37 miles (307.99 km) SSW | Bosset Airport (BOT) | Boset, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 194.33 miles (312.74 km) E | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 194.79 miles (313.48 km) SSW | Aiambak Airport (AIH) | Aiambak, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 210.59 miles (338.91 km) SSW | Obo Airport (OBX) | Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 217.38 miles (349.84 km) SSE | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,859.24 miles (19,085.55 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,856.47 miles (19,081.08 km) N | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,830.79 miles (19,039.76 km) NNE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,780.90 miles (18,959.48 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,757.74 miles (18,922.20 km) S | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,735.36 miles (18,886.19 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,691.55 miles (18,815.68 km) SSE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,685.05 miles (18,805.22 km) SSW | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,605.62 miles (18,677.39 km) ENE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,602.88 miles (18,672.98 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,597.12 miles (18,663.70 km) SSW | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,531.03 miles (18,557.34 km) SSW | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,483.91 miles (18,481.51 km) ENE | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,481.20 miles (18,477.15 km) SE | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,455.19 miles (18,435.30 km) S | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |