Nonstop flight route between Bedourie, Queensland, Australia and Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(24°20'45"S by 139°27'36"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°1'27"S by 144°58'13"E)
Distance from BEU to CMU:
1,317.63 miles (2,120.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bedourie Airport (BEU), Bedourie, Queensland, Australia and Chimbu Airport (CMU), Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,318 miles (or 2,121 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 relatively short distance between Bedourie Airport and Chimbu Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEU / YBIE |
| Airport Name: | Bedourie Airport |
| Location: | Bedourie, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°20'45"S by 139°27'36"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Diamantina Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 300 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEU |
| More Information: | BEU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMU / AYCH |
| Airport Name: | Chimbu Airport |
| Location: | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°1'27"S by 144°58'13"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4974 feet (1,516 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CMU |
| More Information: | CMU Maps & Info |
Facts about Bedourie Airport (BEU):
- Because of Bedourie Airport's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Bedourie 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 Bedourie Airport (BEU) is Springvale Airport (KSV), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) NE of BEU.
- The furthest airport from Bedourie Airport (BEU) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,325 miles (18,225 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Bedourie Airport (BEU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Chimbu Airport (CMU):
- The closest airport to Chimbu Airport (CMU) is Goroka Airport (GKA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of CMU.
- The furthest airport from Chimbu Airport (CMU) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,731 miles (18,879 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Because of Chimbu Airport's high elevation of 4,974 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CMU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CMU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Chimbu Airport (CMU) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 96.14 miles (154.72 km) NE | Springvale Airport (KSV) | Springvale, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 102.83 miles (165.49 km) NNE | Boulia Airport (BQL) | Boulia, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 107.42 miles (172.88 km) S | Birdsville Airport (BVI) | Birdsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 189.77 miles (305.40 km) SSE | Arrabury Airport (AAB) | Arrabury, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 195.80 miles (315.11 km) NNE | Trepell Airport (TQP) | Trapell, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 252.85 miles (406.92 km) NNE | Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) | Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 254.42 miles (409.45 km) N | Mount Isa Airport (ISA) | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 257.04 miles (413.66 km) SE | Ballera Airport (BBL) | Ballera, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 262.69 miles (422.75 km) NNE | Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 263.35 miles (423.83 km) S | Moomba Airport (MOO) | Moomba, South Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 292.26 miles (470.35 km) NNE | Julia Creek Airport (JCK) | Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 308.57 miles (496.60 km) W | Cowra Airport (CWT) | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 310.95 miles (500.42 km) E | Longreach Airport (LRE) | Longreach, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 318.07 miles (511.89 km) NNW | Camooweal Airport (CML) | Camooweal, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 343.18 miles (552.30 km) NE | Richmond Airport (RCM) | Richmond, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,324.58 miles (18,225.10 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,310.06 miles (18,201.73 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,257.51 miles (18,117.17 km) NNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,257.25 miles (18,116.74 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,244.30 miles (18,095.91 km) NNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,237.13 miles (18,084.37 km) NNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,225.92 miles (18,066.33 km) NNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,205.62 miles (18,033.65 km) WNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,204.20 miles (18,031.36 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,184.81 miles (18,000.15 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,183.08 miles (17,997.39 km) NNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,176.89 miles (17,987.42 km) NW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 13 | 11,167.45 miles (17,972.22 km) NW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,163.96 miles (17,966.61 km) NW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 15 | 11,161.45 miles (17,962.58 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.24 miles (47.06 km) E | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 48.31 miles (77.75 km) WNW | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 63.10 miles (101.55 km) NNW | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 67.69 miles (108.94 km) ESE | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 68.06 miles (109.53 km) E | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 76.42 miles (122.99 km) NW | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 79.39 miles (127.77 km) NE | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 90.62 miles (145.84 km) W | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 92.79 miles (149.33 km) SE | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 102.12 miles (164.34 km) S | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 108.67 miles (174.88 km) SSW | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 121.27 miles (195.17 km) W | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 126.34 miles (203.32 km) ESE | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 132.93 miles (213.93 km) SSE | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 141.64 miles (227.95 km) SE | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,731.03 miles (18,879.21 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,717.85 miles (18,858.01 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,666.53 miles (18,775.42 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,645.06 miles (18,740.86 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,626.91 miles (18,711.65 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,612.20 miles (18,687.98 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,566.46 miles (18,614.37 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,526.82 miles (18,550.58 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,516.38 miles (18,533.78 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,501.01 miles (18,509.04 km) NE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,494.83 miles (18,499.09 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,480.50 miles (18,476.03 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,459.06 miles (18,441.53 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,441.31 miles (18,412.96 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,430.65 miles (18,395.80 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |