Nonstop flight route between Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(19°41'12"N by 79°52'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from CYB to LAE:
9,184.63 miles (14,781.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB), Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,185 miles (or 14,781 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYB / MWCB |
| Airport Name: | Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport |
| Location: | Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°41'12"N by 79°52'58"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYB |
| More Information: | CYB 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 Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB):
- The furthest airport from Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,875 miles (19,110 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Sir Charles Kirkconnell 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.
- Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB) is Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) W of CYB.
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- 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.
- Two parallel runways were built, running roughly east to west.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 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 | 13.10 miles (21.08 km) W | Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB) | Little Cayman, Cayman Islands |     |
| 2 | 99.95 miles (160.85 km) WSW | Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) | Georgetown, Cayman Islands | |
| 3 | 137.26 miles (220.89 km) SE | Negril Aerodrome (NEG) | Negril, Jamaica | |
| 4 | 152.38 miles (245.23 km) ESE | Sangster International Airport (MBJ) | Montego Bay, Jamaica | |
| 5 | 171.24 miles (275.58 km) NW | Vilo Acuña Airport Juan Vitalio Acuña Airport (CYO) | Cayo Largo del Sur, Cuba | |
| 6 | 173.39 miles (279.05 km) N | Jaime González Airport (CFG) | Cienfuegos, Cuba | |
| 7 | 176.41 miles (283.91 km) NNE | Máximo Gómez Airport (AVI) | Ciego de Ávila, Cuba | |
| 8 | 177.98 miles (286.44 km) NE | Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (CMW) | Camagüey, Cuba | |
| 9 | 186.26 miles (299.75 km) ENE | Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) | Manzanillo, Cuba | |
| 10 | 193.87 miles (312.00 km) N | Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) | Santa Clara, Cuba | |
| 11 | 199.22 miles (320.62 km) NNE | Spring Point Airport (AXP) | Spring Point, Acklins Island, Bahamas | |
| 12 | 209.93 miles (337.85 km) ESE | Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) | Ocho Rios, Jamaica | |
| 13 | 216.28 miles (348.07 km) NNE | Jardines del Rey International Airport (CCC) | Cayo Coco, Cuba | |
| 14 | 217.29 miles (349.69 km) ENE | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) | Bayamo, Cuba | |
| 15 | 231.90 miles (373.20 km) ESE | Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) | Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,874.65 miles (19,110.36 km) SSE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,698.46 miles (18,826.80 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,518.70 miles (18,537.50 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,499.51 miles (18,506.62 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,479.02 miles (18,473.65 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,443.02 miles (18,415.72 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,424.96 miles (18,386.64 km) SSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,421.50 miles (18,381.08 km) SSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,411.29 miles (18,364.64 km) SW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,403.98 miles (18,352.88 km) SSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,401.99 miles (18,349.68 km) SSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,387.13 miles (18,325.76 km) SW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,386.13 miles (18,324.16 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,382.32 miles (18,318.02 km) SSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,379.66 miles (18,313.75 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 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 | |