Nonstop flight route between Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea and Uvalde, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chimbu Airport (CMU), Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea and Garner Field (UVA), Uvalde, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,943 miles (or 12,783 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 Garner Field, 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 Garner Field. 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: | UVA / KUVA | 
| Airport Name: | Garner Field | 
| Location: | Uvalde, Texas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°12'41"N by 99°44'36"W | 
| Area Served: | Uvalde, Texas | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Uvalde | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 942 feet (287 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UVA | 
| More Information: | UVA 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.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Garner Field (UVA):
- Because of Garner Field's relatively low elevation of 942 feet, planes can take off or land at Garner Field 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 furthest airport from Garner Field (UVA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,192 miles (18,012 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - The closest airport to Garner Field (UVA) is South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) ENE of UVA.
 - Trans-Texas DC-3s landed at Uvalde for a few years ending around 1954.
 - Garner Field (UVA) currently has only 1 runway.
 
