Nonstop flight route between Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Goroka, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(41°9'20"N by 104°48'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°4'54"S by 145°23'30"E)
Distance from CYS to GKA:
7,521.69 miles (12,104.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Goroka Airport (GKA), Goroka, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,522 miles (or 12,105 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 Cheyenne Regional Airport and Goroka 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 Cheyenne Regional Airport and Goroka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYS / KCYS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°9'20"N by 104°48'38"W |
| Area Served: | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | Cheyenne Regional Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6159 feet (1,877 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYS |
| More Information: | CYS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GKA / AYGA |
| Airport Name: | Goroka Airport |
| Location: | Goroka, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°4'54"S by 145°23'30"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5282 feet (1,610 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GKA |
| More Information: | GKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS):
- Cheyenne ANGB occupies approximately 77 acres of leased land on the Cheyenne Regional Airport.
- The closest airport to Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of CYS.
- Because of Cheyenne Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,159 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The Boeing/United Airlines Terminal Building, Hangar and Fountain, built for what would become United Airlines between 1929 and 1934, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) has 2 runways.
- On April 11, 1996, 7 year old Jessica Dubroff, along with her father and flight instructor, died when her general aviation aircraft crashed after takeoff from Cheyenne Regional in a storm.
- The furthest airport from Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,803 miles (17,385 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Cheyenne Regional Airport", another name for CYS is "Jerry Olson Field".
- Great Lakes Airlines flies 19-passenger Beechcraft 1900Ds to Cheyenne.
Facts about Goroka Airport (GKA):
- Goroka Airport (GKA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Goroka Airport (GKA) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Goroka Airport (GKA) is Chimbu Airport (CMU), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of GKA.
- Because of Goroka Airport's high elevation of 5,282 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GKA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GKA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 3.32 miles (5.34 km) WSW | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States |     |
| 2 | 46.20 miles (74.35 km) WNW | Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | |
| 3 | 49.74 miles (80.04 km) SSW | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 50.47 miles (81.23 km) S | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 71.40 miles (114.91 km) NNE | Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) | Torrington, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 80.09 miles (128.89 km) NE | Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | |
| 7 | 80.13 miles (128.96 km) SSW | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 87.63 miles (141.02 km) S | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 89.69 miles (144.34 km) S | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 95.09 miles (153.03 km) E | Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 11 | 106.38 miles (171.20 km) WNW | Shively Field (SAA) | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | |
| 12 | 107.31 miles (172.70 km) SE | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 109.57 miles (176.34 km) S | Centennial Airport (APA) | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 116.19 miles (186.99 km) WSW | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 117.21 miles (188.63 km) NNW | Converse County Airport (DGW) | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,802.82 miles (17,385.41 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,675.12 miles (17,179.89 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,645.53 miles (17,132.27 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,624.57 miles (17,098.55 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,473.59 miles (16,855.57 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,353.15 miles (16,661.73 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,351.13 miles (16,658.49 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,308.33 miles (16,589.61 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,231.98 miles (16,466.73 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,214.49 miles (16,438.58 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,193.41 miles (16,404.67 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,191.77 miles (16,402.03 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,188.91 miles (16,397.43 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,180.48 miles (16,383.86 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,170.02 miles (16,367.03 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.24 miles (47.06 km) W | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 39.11 miles (62.93 km) E | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 39.37 miles (63.36 km) ESE | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 66.07 miles (106.34 km) NNE | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 76.32 miles (122.82 km) SSE | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 77.35 miles (124.48 km) WNW | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 79.20 miles (127.46 km) NW | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 97.63 miles (157.12 km) ESE | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 98.85 miles (159.08 km) NW | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 105.16 miles (169.24 km) SSW | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 116.58 miles (187.62 km) SE | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 119.26 miles (191.93 km) W | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 121.46 miles (195.47 km) SW | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 125.65 miles (202.21 km) S | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 132.61 miles (213.41 km) SSE | Kerema Airport (KMA) | Kerema, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,733.98 miles (18,883.96 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,703.87 miles (18,835.51 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,645.63 miles (18,741.77 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,634.78 miles (18,724.32 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,607.19 miles (18,679.91 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,604.45 miles (18,675.50 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,542.37 miles (18,575.59 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,522.56 miles (18,543.72 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,519.07 miles (18,538.10 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,510.09 miles (18,523.64 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,504.69 miles (18,514.96 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,480.81 miles (18,476.53 km) NE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,466.20 miles (18,453.01 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,454.88 miles (18,434.79 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,452.56 miles (18,431.06 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |