Nonstop flight route between Cody, Wyoming, United States and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(44°31'13"N by 109°1'26"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from COD to LAE:
7,237.42 miles (11,647.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD), Cody, Wyoming, United States and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,237 miles (or 11,647 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 Yellowstone Regional Airport and Lae Nadzab 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 Yellowstone Regional Airport and Lae Nadzab Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | COD / KCOD |
| Airport Name: | Yellowstone Regional Airport |
| Location: | Cody, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°31'13"N by 109°1'26"W |
| Area Served: | Cody, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Cody |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5102 feet (1,555 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from COD |
| More Information: | COD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAE / AYNZ |
| Airport Name: | Lae Nadzab Airport |
| Location: | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Papua New Guinea Office of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 239 feet (73 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAE |
| More Information: | LAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD):
- Because of Yellowstone Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,102 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at COD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make COD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,671 miles (17,173 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Yellowstone Regional Airport covers an area of 694 acres at an elevation of 5,102 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) is Worland Municipal Airport (WRL), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SE of COD.
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- In March 1942, the Japanese occupied Lae and Salamaua.
- In 1962, the main strip at Nadzab was resealed by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Works and lengthened to make it suitable for Mirage fighters, even though they never materialised.
- Nazdab is located twenty-seven miles NW of Lae by road 900 yds by an indefinite width.
- Because of Lae Nadzab Airport's relatively low elevation of 239 feet, planes can take off or land at Lae Nadzab 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.
- The furthest airport from Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- The first parachute jump for the 503rd Parachute Regiment was during the Allied paratrooper assault on 5 September 1943.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.62 miles (105.61 km) SE | Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) | Worland, Wyoming, United States |     |
| 2 | 91.99 miles (148.05 km) NNE | Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) | Billings, Montana, United States | |
| 3 | 101.92 miles (164.02 km) E | Sheridan County Airport (SHR) | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | |
| 4 | 103.65 miles (166.81 km) W | Yellowstone Airport (WYS) | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States | |
| 5 | 104.47 miles (168.12 km) SSE | Riverton Regional Airport (RIW) | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 105.92 miles (170.47 km) SW | Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | |
| 7 | 107.05 miles (172.28 km) NW | Mission Field (LVM) | Livingston, Montana, United States | |
| 8 | 118.71 miles (191.04 km) S | Hunt Field (LND) | Lander, Wyoming, United States | |
| 9 | 125.43 miles (201.86 km) SSW | Ralph Wenz Field (PWY) | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 135.26 miles (217.69 km) NW | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) | Bozeman, Montana, United States | |
| 11 | 137.05 miles (220.56 km) N | Roundup Airport (RPX) | Roundup, Montana, United States | |
| 12 | 144.37 miles (232.34 km) SSW | Miley Memorial Field (BPI) | Big Piney, Wyoming, United States | |
| 13 | 157.70 miles (253.79 km) SW | Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) | Afton, Wyoming, United States | |
| 14 | 159.88 miles (257.30 km) W | Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS) | Dubois, Idaho, United States | |
| 15 | 166.59 miles (268.10 km) WSW | Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,670.75 miles (17,172.86 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,606.42 miles (17,069.34 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,604.91 miles (17,066.91 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,580.39 miles (17,027.44 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,534.95 miles (16,954.31 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,427.96 miles (16,782.14 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,373.27 miles (16,694.12 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,341.96 miles (16,643.73 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,234.66 miles (16,471.05 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,231.06 miles (16,465.26 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,226.28 miles (16,457.56 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,215.97 miles (16,440.97 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,202.63 miles (16,419.51 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,178.48 miles (16,380.64 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,174.04 miles (16,373.49 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.97 miles (72.37 km) S | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 58.68 miles (94.44 km) WNW | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 63.54 miles (102.26 km) NW | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 77.51 miles (124.73 km) E | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 78.46 miles (126.27 km) WSW | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 97.63 miles (157.12 km) WNW | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 114.22 miles (183.82 km) NW | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 116.43 miles (187.38 km) SW | Kerema Airport (KMA) | Kerema, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 126.34 miles (203.32 km) WNW | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 129.27 miles (208.03 km) SW | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 139.10 miles (223.85 km) S | Fane Airport (FNE) | Fane, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 140.13 miles (225.51 km) ENE | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 145.33 miles (233.89 km) WSW | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 168.86 miles (271.75 km) NW | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 174.08 miles (280.15 km) SSE | Kokoda Airport (KKD) | Kokoda, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,714.18 miles (18,852.10 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,635.23 miles (18,725.04 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,608.79 miles (18,682.49 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,594.32 miles (18,659.20 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,576.38 miles (18,630.33 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,563.96 miles (18,610.34 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,560.62 miles (18,604.97 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,557.57 miles (18,600.06 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,536.25 miles (18,565.75 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,532.99 miles (18,560.49 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,517.64 miles (18,535.79 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,516.19 miles (18,533.47 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,515.76 miles (18,532.78 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,482.14 miles (18,478.67 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,472.16 miles (18,462.61 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |