Nonstop flight route between Brest, Belarus and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(52°6'29"N by 23°53'53"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from BQT to LAE:
7,938.92 miles (12,776.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brest Airport (BQT), Brest, Belarus and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,939 miles (or 12,776 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 Brest Airport and Lae Nadzab 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 Brest Airport and Lae Nadzab Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQT / UMBB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Brest, Belarus |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°6'29"N by 23°53'53"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 468 feet (143 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BQT |
| More Information: | BQT 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 Brest Airport (BQT):
- In addition to being known as "Brest Airport", other names for BQT include "Аэрапорт Брэст" and "Аэропорт Брест".
- Because of Brest Airport's relatively low elevation of 468 feet, planes can take off or land at Brest 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 Brest Airport (BQT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,340 miles (18,250 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Brest Airport (BQT) is Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) WSW of BQT.
- Brest Airport (BQT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
- In 1962, the main strip at Nadzab was resealed by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Works and lengthened to make it suitable for Mirage fighters, even though they never materialised.
- Two parallel runways were built, running roughly east to west.
- Lae Nadzab Airport is a regional airport located at Nadzab 42 kilometres outside of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea along the Highlands Highway.
- In March 1942, the Japanese occupied Lae and Salamaua.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.87 miles (52.90 km) WSW | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland |     |
| 2 | 78.59 miles (126.47 km) SW | Lublin Airport (LUZ) | Lublin, Poland | |
| 3 | 122.38 miles (196.95 km) W | Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 4 | 124.35 miles (200.11 km) W | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 5 | 139.25 miles (224.10 km) W | Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 6 | 158.65 miles (255.32 km) S | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 160.33 miles (258.02 km) SSW | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 8 | 183.85 miles (295.88 km) NNE | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 9 | 193.60 miles (311.57 km) W | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ) | Łódź, Poland | |
| 10 | 194.04 miles (312.27 km) NE | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 11 | 195.04 miles (313.88 km) SSE | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 197.45 miles (317.76 km) N | Kaunas International Airport (KUN) | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 13 | 211.10 miles (339.74 km) NE | Minsk National Airport (MSQ) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 14 | 225.44 miles (362.81 km) S | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 226.97 miles (365.28 km) SW | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,339.83 miles (18,249.65 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,903.17 miles (17,546.90 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,887.10 miles (17,521.05 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,885.10 miles (17,517.82 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,883.33 miles (17,514.97 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,881.77 miles (17,512.47 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,879.21 miles (17,508.35 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,874.15 miles (17,500.21 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,873.29 miles (17,498.82 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,872.16 miles (17,497.00 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,866.98 miles (17,488.66 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,863.96 miles (17,483.81 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,855.19 miles (17,469.69 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,854.56 miles (17,468.68 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,833.46 miles (17,434.72 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, 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 | |