Nonstop flight route between Aiyura, Papua New Guinea and Aksu, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aiyura Airport (AYU), Aiyura, Papua New Guinea and Aksu Airport (AKU), Aksu, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,277 miles (or 8,492 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 Aiyura Airport and Aksu 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 Aiyura Airport and Aksu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYU / AYAY | 
| Airport Name: | Aiyura Airport | 
| Location: | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°20'16"S by 145°54'14"E | 
| Elevation: | 5100 feet (1,554 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AYU | 
| More Information: | AYU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKU / ZWAK | 
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| Location: | Aksu, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°15'45"N by 80°17'30"E | 
| Area Served: | Aksu, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3816 feet (1,163 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AKU | 
| More Information: | AKU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Aiyura Airport (AYU):
- The furthest airport from Aiyura Airport (AYU) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,723 miles (18,867 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
 - Because of Aiyura Airport's high elevation of 5,100 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AYU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AYU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - Aiyura Airport (AYU) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Aiyura Airport (AYU) is Gusap Airport (GAP), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of AYU.
 
Facts about Aksu Airport (AKU):
- The closest airport to Aksu Airport (AKU) is Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA), which is located 143 miles (230 kilometers) ENE of AKU.
 - In addition to being known as "Aksu Airport", other names for AKU include "阿克苏机场" and "Ākèsù Jīchǎng".
 - The furthest airport from Aksu Airport (AKU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,317 miles (18,214 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - Aksu Airport (AKU) currently has only 1 runway.
 
