Nonstop flight route between Newport, Vermont, United States and Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Newport State Airport (EFK), Newport, Vermont, United States and Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,520 miles (or 13,711 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 Newport State Airport and Kieta/Aropa 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 Newport State Airport and Kieta/Aropa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Newport State Airport (EFK):

• Newport State Airport (EFK) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Newport State Airport (EFK) is Caledonia County Airport (LLX), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSE of EFK.
• Because of Newport State Airport's relatively low elevation of 930 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport State 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.
• In 2013, Flight Design announced the intention of assembling CTLS planes at the airport from nine pieces, fabricated in Germany.
• The furthest airport from Newport State Airport (EFK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,585 miles (18,645 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):

• Because of Kieta/Aropa Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kieta/Aropa 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.
• On 13 February 2012, Papua New Guinea Post-Courier reported that the landowners had announced their intention to reopen the airport.
• The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.
• The original grass airfield was occupied and expanded by the Imperial Japanese in spring 1942.
• In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
• Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport was partially destroyed during the Bougainville Crisis of the 1990s and has been closed since then.
• The furthest airport from Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,844 miles (19,061 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
• After World War II the airport became one of Bougainville's main airports.