Nonstop flight route between Aiyura, Papua New Guinea and Luena, Moxico Province, Angola:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aiyura Airport (AYU), Aiyura, Papua New Guinea and Luena Airport (LUO), Luena, Moxico Province, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,521 miles (or 13,714 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 Luena 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 Luena 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: | LUO / FNUE |
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| Location: | Luena, Moxico Province, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°46'5"S by 19°53'50"E |
| Area Served: | Luena, Moxico Province, Angola |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4360 feet (1,329 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUO |
| More Information: | LUO Maps & Info |
Facts about Aiyura Airport (AYU):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Aiyura Airport (AYU) is Gusap Airport (GAP), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of AYU.
- Aiyura Airport (AYU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Luena Airport (LUO):
- The furthest airport from Luena Airport (LUO) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is located 11,824 miles (19,028 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Luena Airport's high elevation of 4,360 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LUO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LUO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Luena Airport", other names for LUO include "Aeroporto de Luena/Luso (Luena)" and "Aeroporto de Luena".
- The closest airport to Luena Airport (LUO) is Cangamba Airport (CNZ), which is located 134 miles (216 kilometers) S of LUO.
- Luena Airport (LUO) currently has only 1 runway.
