Nonstop flight route between Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea and Abou-Deia, Chad:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chimbu Airport (CMU), Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea and Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD), Abou-Deia, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,714 miles (or 14,023 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 Chimbu Airport and Abou-Deïa 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 Chimbu Airport and Abou-Deïa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AOD / | 
| Airport Name: | Abou-Deïa Airport | 
| Location: | Abou-Deia, Chad | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°28'1"N by 19°16'58"E | 
| Area Served: | Abou-Deïa, Chad | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1575 feet (480 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AOD | 
| More Information: | AOD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chimbu Airport (CMU):
- 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.
 - The closest airport to Chimbu Airport (CMU) is Goroka Airport (GKA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of CMU.
 - Chimbu Airport (CMU) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD):
- The closest airport to Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) is Zakouma Airport (AKM), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) SE of AOD.
 - Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Abou-Deïa Airport (meaning Abou-Deïa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,359 miles (19,890 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
 
