Nonstop flight route between Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(21°42'3"S by 41°18'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°27'33"S by 148°25'57"E)
Distance from CAW to CGC:
10,447.68 miles (16,813.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW), Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC), Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,448 miles (or 16,814 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAW / SBCP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°42'3"S by 41°18'28"W |
| Area Served: | Campos dos Goytacazes |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAW |
| More Information: | CAW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGC / AYCG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°27'33"S by 148°25'57"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CGC |
| More Information: | CGC Maps & Info |
Facts about Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW):
- The airport is located 7 km from downtown Campos dos Goytacazes.
- The furthest airport from Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (meaning Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- The airport has a total area of 949,114.04 m² and its passenger terminal has an area of 459 m².
- The closest airport to Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) is Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) SSW of CAW.
- Because of Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro 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.
- Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport handled 132,163 passengers last year.
- Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) currently has only 1 runway.
- On August 28, 2009 Rosinha Matheus, the Mayor of Campos dos Goytacazes announced the intention to request Infraero the transfer of the administration of the airport to the Municipality, an idea that the Minister of Defense, under whom Infraero is subordinate, is in favor.
- In addition to being known as "Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport", another name for CAW is "Aeroporto de Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro".
Facts about Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC):
- Cape Gloucester was later developed as an American and an Australian air base but it was never a particularly significant one.
- Construction of Cape Gloucester Airport originally began in 1942 by the Australians.
- The furthest airport from Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,791 miles (18,975 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Cape Gloucester Airport", other names for CGC include "CPG" and "Cape Gloucester Airport".
- Because of Cape Gloucester Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Gloucester 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 Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Finschhafen Airport (FIN), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) SSW of CGC.
- Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.27 miles (85.73 km) SSW | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 60.23 miles (96.93 km) N | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 3 | 84.76 miles (136.41 km) SSW | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 97.39 miles (156.73 km) SSW | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 5 | 119.51 miles (192.33 km) NNE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 6 | 120.52 miles (193.96 km) W | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 7 | 133.49 miles (214.84 km) W | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 8 | 145.05 miles (233.43 km) SW | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 9 | 145.96 miles (234.89 km) WSW | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 10 | 171.99 miles (276.78 km) NNW | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 11 | 176.04 miles (283.31 km) WSW | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 12 | 198.67 miles (319.73 km) NNW | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 13 | 213.23 miles (343.16 km) NW | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 14 | 224.16 miles (360.74 km) NW | Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) | Confins (near Belo Horizonte), Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 252.69 miles (406.66 km) WNW | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,166.06 miles (19,579.32 km) NW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 11,886.83 miles (19,129.94 km) ENE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,886.81 miles (19,129.92 km) ENE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,789.24 miles (18,972.90 km) NW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 5 | 11,788.37 miles (18,971.49 km) NW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 6 | 11,761.91 miles (18,928.91 km) NW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 7 | 11,741.98 miles (18,896.84 km) NW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 8 | 11,741.35 miles (18,895.83 km) NW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 9 | 11,722.86 miles (18,866.07 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,707.87 miles (18,841.94 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,676.71 miles (18,791.80 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,673.69 miles (18,786.93 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,667.45 miles (18,776.90 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,657.17 miles (18,760.35 km) NE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,654.00 miles (18,755.25 km) ENE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.65 miles (144.28 km) SSW | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 92.15 miles (148.30 km) SE | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 135.66 miles (218.33 km) E | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 140.13 miles (225.51 km) WSW | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 142.27 miles (228.95 km) ESE | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 172.42 miles (277.48 km) SW | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 174.84 miles (281.38 km) WSW | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 183.07 miles (294.62 km) W | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 184.08 miles (296.25 km) WSW | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 211.85 miles (340.93 km) E | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 213.40 miles (343.43 km) WSW | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 218.50 miles (351.64 km) WSW | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 231.23 miles (372.13 km) E | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 232.76 miles (374.58 km) SSW | Fane Airport (FNE) | Fane, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 241.19 miles (388.16 km) W | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,790.53 miles (18,974.98 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,637.95 miles (18,729.42 km) NE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,627.04 miles (18,711.86 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,612.47 miles (18,688.41 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,611.34 miles (18,686.60 km) SSE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,599.07 miles (18,666.85 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,583.37 miles (18,641.58 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,559.05 miles (18,602.44 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,535.88 miles (18,565.16 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,535.22 miles (18,564.09 km) SSE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,528.56 miles (18,553.37 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,523.37 miles (18,545.01 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,514.76 miles (18,531.16 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,508.13 miles (18,520.49 km) SSE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,493.34 miles (18,496.69 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |