Nonstop flight route between Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea and Laredo, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(6°1'27"S by 144°58'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(27°32'38"N by 99°27'42"W)
Distance from CMU to LRD:
7,974.02 miles (12,832.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chimbu Airport (CMU), Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea and Laredo International Airport (LRD), Laredo, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,974 miles (or 12,833 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 Laredo International 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 Laredo International 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: | LRD / KLRD |
| Airport Name: | Laredo International Airport |
| Location: | Laredo, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°32'38"N by 99°27'42"W |
| Area Served: | Laredo, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Laredo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 508 feet (155 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LRD |
| More Information: | LRD 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 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.
- 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.
Facts about Laredo International Airport (LRD):
- The closest airport to Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SW of LRD.
- There is one, two-floor terminal at the Laredo International Airport.
- At the entrance to the airport is the statue "Among Friends There Are No Borders", designed by Armando Hinojosa of Laredo, which depicts a South Texas vaquero and a Mexican charro sharing a campfire.
- The furthest airport from Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport is served by four commercial airlines.
- Because of Laredo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 508 feet, planes can take off or land at Laredo International 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.
- Laredo International Airport (LRD) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.24 miles (47.06 km) E | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 48.31 miles (77.75 km) WNW | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 63.10 miles (101.55 km) NNW | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 67.69 miles (108.94 km) ESE | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 68.06 miles (109.53 km) E | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 76.42 miles (122.99 km) NW | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 79.39 miles (127.77 km) NE | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 90.62 miles (145.84 km) W | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 92.79 miles (149.33 km) SE | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 102.12 miles (164.34 km) S | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 108.67 miles (174.88 km) SSW | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 121.27 miles (195.17 km) W | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 126.34 miles (203.32 km) ESE | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 132.93 miles (213.93 km) SSE | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 141.64 miles (227.95 km) SE | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,731.03 miles (18,879.21 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,717.85 miles (18,858.01 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,666.53 miles (18,775.42 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,645.06 miles (18,740.86 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,626.91 miles (18,711.65 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,612.20 miles (18,687.98 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,566.46 miles (18,614.37 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,526.82 miles (18,550.58 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,516.38 miles (18,533.78 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,501.01 miles (18,509.04 km) NE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,494.83 miles (18,499.09 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,480.50 miles (18,476.03 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,459.06 miles (18,441.53 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,441.31 miles (18,412.96 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,430.65 miles (18,395.80 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.61 miles (15.46 km) SW | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| 2 | 64.79 miles (104.27 km) NNE | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 88.86 miles (143.01 km) E | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 99.44 miles (160.03 km) NW | Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS) | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 5 | 101.25 miles (162.95 km) E | Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) | Kingsville, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 116.48 miles (187.46 km) N | Garner Field (UVA) | Uvalde, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 120.90 miles (194.57 km) SE | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 121.00 miles (194.73 km) E | Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 126.61 miles (203.75 km) N | South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) | Hondo, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 128.32 miles (206.51 km) SSW | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 11 | 129.88 miles (209.02 km) WSW | Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 12 | 130.52 miles (210.05 km) SE | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 13 | 133.28 miles (214.49 km) E | Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 137.73 miles (221.65 km) NNE | Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 137.94 miles (221.99 km) NNE | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,225.58 miles (18,065.77 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,941.41 miles (17,608.45 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,915.52 miles (17,566.79 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,802.95 miles (17,385.61 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,797.86 miles (17,377.43 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,497.00 miles (16,893.23 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,436.34 miles (16,795.61 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,421.14 miles (16,771.16 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,400.60 miles (16,738.10 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,380.70 miles (16,706.07 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,378.88 miles (16,703.15 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,370.86 miles (16,690.24 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,360.91 miles (16,674.23 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,355.87 miles (16,666.12 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,355.57 miles (16,665.64 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |