Nonstop flight route between Adrar, Algeria and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(27°50'16"N by 0°11'10"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from AZR to LAE:
9,820.45 miles (15,804.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR), Adrar, Algeria and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,820 miles (or 15,804 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AZR / DAUA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Adrar, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°50'16"N by 0°11'10"W |
| Area Served: | Adrar, Algeria |
| Operator/Owner: | EGSA Alger |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 919 feet (280 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AZR |
| More Information: | AZR 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 Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR):
- Because of Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport's relatively low elevation of 919 feet, planes can take off or land at Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir 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 Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR) is In Salah Airport (INZ), which is located 170 miles (274 kilometers) ESE of AZR.
- The furthest airport from Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR) is Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), which is located 11,882 miles (19,122 kilometers) away in Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga.
- Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport", another name for AZR is "Touat Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (Adrar)".
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- Nazdab is located twenty-seven miles NW of Lae by road 900 yds by an indefinite width.
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of 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.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- After Lae was liberated, the United States Army built Nadzab airport and developed it into a massive airbase complex.
- 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.
- Lae airfield continued to be used by Air Niugini and other third-level airlines until 1987.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 170.18 miles (273.87 km) ESE | In Salah Airport (INZ) | In Salah, Algeria |     |
| 2 | 263.94 miles (424.76 km) NE | El Golea Airport (ELG) | El Golea, Algeria | |
| 3 | 291.59 miles (469.27 km) NNW | Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) | Béchar, Algeria | |
| 4 | 379.77 miles (611.17 km) NW | Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) | Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco | |
| 5 | 393.99 miles (634.07 km) NE | Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) | Ghardaia, Algeria | |
| 6 | 408.94 miles (658.13 km) NNE | Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM) | Hassi R'Mel, Algeria | |
| 7 | 433.21 miles (697.17 km) W | Gara Djebilet Airport (GBB) | Gara Djebilet, Algeria | |
| 8 | 451.78 miles (727.07 km) S | Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) | Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria | |
| 9 | 457.83 miles (736.81 km) WNW | Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) | Ouarzazate, Morocco | |
| 10 | 462.70 miles (744.65 km) NE | Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem Airport (HME) | Hassi Messaoud, Algeria | |
| 11 | 490.96 miles (790.12 km) NNW | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| 12 | 494.40 miles (795.65 km) SE | Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR) | Tamanrasset, Algeria | |
| 13 | 507.33 miles (816.46 km) N | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| 14 | 507.52 miles (816.78 km) NNW | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 15 | 509.59 miles (820.10 km) N | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,882.02 miles (19,122.21 km) SW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 2 | 11,821.18 miles (19,024.30 km) S | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 3 | 11,817.49 miles (19,018.36 km) SSE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,806.49 miles (19,000.65 km) SE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,803.69 miles (18,996.14 km) SSE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,803.13 miles (18,995.25 km) SSE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,802.58 miles (18,994.36 km) SSE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,796.18 miles (18,984.07 km) S | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 9 | 11,778.38 miles (18,955.42 km) SSE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,769.24 miles (18,940.72 km) SSE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,768.69 miles (18,939.82 km) SW | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 12 | 11,755.39 miles (18,918.42 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,746.65 miles (18,904.36 km) SSE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,742.08 miles (18,897.00 km) SSE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,739.08 miles (18,892.16 km) SSE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |