Nonstop flight route between Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea and Batagay, Sakha Republic, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chimbu Airport (CMU), Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea and Batagay Airport (BQJ), Batagay, Sakha Republic, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,115 miles (or 8,232 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 Batagay 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 Batagay 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: | BQJ / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Batagay, Sakha Republic, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°38'56"N by 134°41'41"E | 
| Area Served: | Batagay, Verkhoyansky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BQJ | 
| More Information: | BQJ Maps & Info | 
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.
- Chimbu Airport (CMU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 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 Batagay Airport (BQJ):
- Because of Batagay Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Batagay 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.
- In addition to being known as "Batagay Airport", another name for BQJ is "Аэропорт Батагай".
- The furthest airport from Batagay Airport (BQJ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,889 miles (19,133 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Batagay Airport (BQJ) is Sakkyryr Airport (SUK), which is located 113 miles (182 kilometers) W of BQJ.
- Batagay Airport (BQJ) currently has only 1 runway.




