Nonstop flight route between Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Wanigela, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(50°51'56"N by 7°8'34"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°20'15"S by 149°9'20"E)
Distance from CGN to AGL:
8,849.12 miles (14,241.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN), Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Wanigela Airport (AGL), Wanigela, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,849 miles (or 14,241 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGN / EDDK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°51'56"N by 7°8'34"E |
| Area Served: | Cologne and Bonn |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 302 feet (92 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CGN |
| More Information: | CGN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGL / AYWG |
| Airport Name: | Wanigela Airport |
| Location: | Wanigela, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°20'15"S by 149°9'20"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from AGL |
| More Information: | AGL Maps & Info |
Facts about Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN):
- After World War II the British military took over and expanded the airport.
- The closest airport to Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NNW of CGN.
- Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Cologne/Bonn Airport", another name for CGN is "Flughafen Köln/Bonn".
- Cologne/Bonn Airport handled 9,280,070 passengers last year.
- The airport has its own exit on motorway A59 which links it to the city centres of Cologne and Bonn as well as the Ruhrgebiet.
- In 2006 the Brazilian airline BRA provided a twice a week connection to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, which was discontinued in April 2007 due to problems with the airline.
- The furthest airport from Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,921 miles (19,185 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Cologne/Bonn Airport's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Cologne/Bonn 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 Wanigela Airport (AGL):
- The furthest airport from Wanigela Airport (AGL) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,861 miles (19,088 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Wanigela Airport (AGL) is Agaun Airport (AUP), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of AGL.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.51 miles (53.94 km) NNW | Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |     |
| 2 | 37.46 miles (60.28 km) NW | Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) | Mönchengladbach, Germany | |
| 3 | 41.83 miles (67.31 km) W | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 4 | 42.50 miles (68.40 km) ESE | Siegerland Airport (SGE) | Burbach, Germany | |
| 5 | 48.38 miles (77.86 km) W | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 6 | 49.45 miles (79.59 km) NNE | Dortmund Airport (DTM) | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 7 | 59.63 miles (95.96 km) W | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 63.62 miles (102.38 km) S | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 9 | 64.55 miles (103.88 km) SSW | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 10 | 66.81 miles (107.53 km) NW | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 11 | 68.50 miles (110.25 km) SSW | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 12 | 75.94 miles (122.22 km) WSW | Liège Airport (LGG) | Liège, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 13 | 76.11 miles (122.49 km) SE | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 14 | 76.70 miles (123.44 km) SE | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 15 | 82.15 miles (132.21 km) NE | Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) | Paderborn, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,921.13 miles (19,185.15 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,591.35 miles (18,654.42 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,590.40 miles (18,652.90 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,584.57 miles (18,643.51 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,575.25 miles (18,628.52 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,571.72 miles (18,622.82 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,570.07 miles (18,620.17 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,559.68 miles (18,603.46 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,553.82 miles (18,594.03 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,536.19 miles (18,565.66 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,533.83 miles (18,561.85 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,532.26 miles (18,559.33 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,530.74 miles (18,556.88 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,526.72 miles (18,550.41 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,521.79 miles (18,542.48 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.89 miles (70.63 km) SSE | Agaun Airport (AUP) | Agaun, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 65.17 miles (104.88 km) SSW | Abau Airport (ABW) | Abau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 79.42 miles (127.82 km) E | Vivigani Airport (VIV) | Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 101.98 miles (164.12 km) WNW | Kokoda Airport (KKD) | Kokoda, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 102.76 miles (165.38 km) W | Efogi Airport (EFG) | Efogi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 104.69 miles (168.48 km) SE | Gurney Airport (GUR) | Alotau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 107.01 miles (172.22 km) W | Haelogo Airport (HEO) | Haelogo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 132.14 miles (212.67 km) W | Jacksons International Airport (POM) | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 143.40 miles (230.77 km) ENE | Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA) | Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 151.39 miles (243.64 km) WNW | Fane Airport (FNE) | Fane, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 207.66 miles (334.20 km) NNW | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 217.82 miles (350.54 km) N | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 225.48 miles (362.88 km) NW | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 226.43 miles (364.40 km) NNE | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 249.89 miles (402.16 km) WNW | Kerema Airport (KMA) | Kerema, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,861.04 miles (19,088.45 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,846.64 miles (19,065.26 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,808.06 miles (19,003.19 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,788.98 miles (18,972.48 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,783.52 miles (18,963.69 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,769.89 miles (18,941.75 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,769.14 miles (18,940.55 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,724.23 miles (18,868.28 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,699.37 miles (18,828.26 km) NW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,518.80 miles (18,537.67 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,460.68 miles (18,444.13 km) WNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 12 | 11,457.12 miles (18,438.41 km) WNW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,436.71 miles (18,405.55 km) WNW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 14 | 11,424.44 miles (18,385.81 km) WNW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 15 | 11,407.92 miles (18,359.23 km) W | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |