Nonstop flight route between Dabra, Indonesia and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(2°47'59"S by 138°19'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from DRH to LAE:
634.87 miles (1,021.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dabra Airport (DRH), Dabra, Indonesia and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 635 miles (or 1,022 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 relatively short distance between Dabra Airport and Lae Nadzab Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRH / |
| Airport Name: | Dabra Airport |
| Location: | Dabra, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°47'59"S by 138°19'0"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRH |
| More Information: | DRH 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 Dabra Airport (DRH):
- The furthest airport from Dabra Airport (DRH) is Barreirinhas Airport (BRB), which is nearly antipodal to Dabra Airport (meaning Dabra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barreirinhas Airport), and is located 12,045 miles (19,385 kilometers) away in Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Dabra Airport (DRH) is Bokondini Airport (BUI), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) SSE of DRH.
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- 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.
- In about 1910 the Gabmatsung/Gabmazung Lutheran mission station was established at Nadzab.
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Between April 1943 and July 1943, the Allied Geographical Section of South West Pacific Area conducted reconnaissance after the Japanese invasion.
- Today, the former 'East Base' or No.
- Lae airfield continued to be used by Air Niugini and other third-level airlines until 1987.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.38 miles (108.44 km) SSE | Bokondini Airport (BUI) | Bokondini, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 95.51 miles (153.71 km) ENE | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 101.57 miles (163.46 km) SE | Apalapsili Airport (AAS) | Apalapsili, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 152.58 miles (245.55 km) E | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 154.69 miles (248.95 km) WSW | Enarotali Airport (EWI) | Enarotali, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 154.90 miles (249.29 km) SW | Mozes Kilangin Airport (TIM) | Timika, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 186.20 miles (299.66 km) S | Ewer Airport (EWE) | Ewer, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 188.79 miles (303.83 km) NW | Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) | Biak, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 270.49 miles (435.30 km) WNW | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 280.59 miles (451.57 km) ESE | Frieda River Airport (FAQ) | Frieda River, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 285.03 miles (458.71 km) E | Tadji Airport (TAJ) | Aitape, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 296.13 miles (476.58 km) SE | Atkamba Airport (ABP) | Atkamba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 302.11 miles (486.20 km) SE | Biangabip Airport (BPK) | Biangabip, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 314.05 miles (505.41 km) SSE | Bade Airport (BXD) | Bade, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 322.45 miles (518.94 km) WNW | Anggi Airport (AGD) | Anggi, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,045.14 miles (19,384.72 km) NNE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,043.43 miles (19,381.98 km) S | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,024.95 miles (19,352.23 km) NNE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,933.04 miles (19,204.31 km) SSW | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,888.00 miles (19,131.84 km) S | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,885.50 miles (19,127.82 km) ENE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,808.96 miles (19,004.62 km) SSW | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,761.23 miles (18,927.82 km) ENE | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,736.70 miles (18,888.34 km) SE | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,689.05 miles (18,811.65 km) SW | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,687.54 miles (18,809.23 km) E | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 12 | 11,673.11 miles (18,786.01 km) SE | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,649.51 miles (18,748.02 km) SW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,640.69 miles (18,733.83 km) ENE | Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,640.06 miles (18,732.81 km) E | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 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 | |