Nonstop flight route between Battambang, Cambodia and Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(13°5'44"N by 103°13'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E)
Distance from BBM to KIE:
3,843.92 miles (6,186.18 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Battambang Airport (BBM), Battambang, Cambodia and Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,844 miles (or 6,186 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBM / VDBG |
| Airport Name: | Battambang Airport |
| Location: | Battambang, Cambodia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°5'44"N by 103°13'27"E |
| Area Served: | Battambang, Cambodia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBM |
| More Information: | BBM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIE / AYKT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIE |
| More Information: | KIE Maps & Info |
Facts about Battambang Airport (BBM):
- The furthest airport from Battambang Airport (BBM) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Battambang Airport (meaning Battambang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- Battambang Airport (BBM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Battambang Airport (BBM) is Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) ENE of BBM.
- Because of Battambang Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Battambang 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.
Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):
- The original grass airfield was occupied and expanded by the Imperial Japanese in spring 1942.
- Nowadays the airfield is disused and overgrown with bush.
- The airport was partially destroyed during the Bougainville Crisis of the 1990s and has been closed since then.
- In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
- The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.
- On 13 February 2012, Papua New Guinea Post-Courier reported that the landowners had announced their intention to reopen the airport.
- Because of Kieta/Aropa Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kieta/Aropa 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 Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,844 miles (19,061 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.17 miles (72.70 km) ENE | Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) | Siem Reap, Cambodia |     |
| 2 | 73.17 miles (117.76 km) ESE | Krakor Airport (KZD) | Krakor, Cambodia | |
| 3 | 83.31 miles (134.08 km) SW | Trat Airport (TDX) | Trat, Thailand | |
| 4 | 103.55 miles (166.65 km) S | Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) | Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia | |
| 5 | 107.36 miles (172.77 km) ESE | Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) | Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia | |
| 6 | 141.92 miles (228.40 km) NNW | Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | |
| 7 | 147.45 miles (237.29 km) N | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |
| 8 | 152.20 miles (244.95 km) W | U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (UTP) | Rayong, Thailand | |
| 9 | 153.00 miles (246.23 km) SE | Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
| 10 | 171.34 miles (275.74 km) WNW | Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 11 | 171.34 miles (275.74 km) WNW | Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK) | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 12 | 176.04 miles (283.30 km) S | Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville (KOS) | Sihanoukville, Cambodia | |
| 13 | 181.50 miles (292.10 km) SSE | Kampot Airport (KMT) | Kampot, Kampot Province, Cambodia | |
| 14 | 184.69 miles (297.22 km) WNW | Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) | Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 15 | 185.32 miles (298.24 km) NE | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,378.42 miles (19,921.09 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,359.18 miles (19,890.13 km) SSE | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 3 | 12,310.52 miles (19,811.81 km) SW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,264.85 miles (19,738.31 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,263.71 miles (19,736.48 km) W | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,263.71 miles (19,736.48 km) W | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,211.21 miles (19,651.98 km) S | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,202.82 miles (19,638.48 km) W | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,171.88 miles (19,588.70 km) SSE | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,168.51 miles (19,583.27 km) SSW | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,139.53 miles (19,536.64 km) SSE | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,110.49 miles (19,489.89 km) W | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,078.22 miles (19,437.96 km) SSW | FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) | Pucallpa, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,055.87 miles (19,401.99 km) SSE | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,027.35 miles (19,356.10 km) S | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.95 miles (78.77 km) SSE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 54.13 miles (87.12 km) ESE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 77.65 miles (124.96 km) S | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 94.46 miles (152.01 km) NW | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 146.31 miles (235.46 km) ESE | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 146.64 miles (235.99 km) SSE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 161.62 miles (260.11 km) NW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 175.22 miles (282.00 km) SE | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 267.04 miles (429.76 km) WNW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 274.68 miles (442.06 km) W | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 277.53 miles (446.64 km) SW | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 290.16 miles (466.96 km) NW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 292.11 miles (470.10 km) ESE | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 293.20 miles (471.87 km) W | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 307.28 miles (494.52 km) SE | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,843.84 miles (19,060.76 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,838.79 miles (19,052.64 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,832.78 miles (19,042.97 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,820.93 miles (19,023.90 km) N | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,772.48 miles (18,945.93 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 6 | 11,765.37 miles (18,934.49 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 7 | 11,750.86 miles (18,911.14 km) N | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,741.64 miles (18,896.30 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 9 | 11,733.20 miles (18,882.71 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 10 | 11,726.21 miles (18,871.46 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,725.95 miles (18,871.04 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 12 | 11,709.95 miles (18,845.29 km) N | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,707.35 miles (18,841.11 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,693.92 miles (18,819.49 km) NW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 15 | 11,682.02 miles (18,800.34 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |