Nonstop flight route between Geneina, Sudan and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(13°28'59"N by 22°28'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from EGN to LAE:
8,621.85 miles (13,875.49 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Geneina Airport (EGN), Geneina, Sudan and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,622 miles (or 13,875 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 Geneina 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 Geneina 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: | EGN / HSGN |
| Airport Name: | Geneina Airport |
| Location: | Geneina, Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°28'59"N by 22°28'0"E |
| Area Served: | Geneina, Sudan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2651 feet (808 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EGN |
| More Information: | EGN 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 Geneina Airport (EGN):
- The furthest airport from Geneina Airport (EGN) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Geneina Airport (meaning Geneina Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,119 miles (19,504 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Geneina Airport (EGN) is Abéché Airport (AEH), which is located 112 miles (180 kilometers) WNW of EGN.
- Geneina Airport (EGN) has 2 runways.
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- 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.
- After Lae was liberated, the United States Army built Nadzab airport and developed it into a massive airbase complex.
- 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.
- In about 1910 the Gabmatsung/Gabmazung Lutheran mission station was established at Nadzab.
- 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.
- Lae airfield continued to be used by Air Niugini and other third-level airlines until 1987.
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
- Nazdab is located twenty-seven miles NW of Lae by road 900 yds by an indefinite width.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 111.79 miles (179.91 km) WNW | Abéché Airport (AEH) | Abéché, Chad |     |
| 2 | 185.86 miles (299.11 km) W | Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) | Oum Hadjer, Chad | |
| 3 | 192.17 miles (309.27 km) E | El Fashir Airport (ELF) | El Fasher, Sudan | |
| 4 | 194.67 miles (313.29 km) ESE | Nyala Airport (UYL) | Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan | |
| 5 | 224.72 miles (361.65 km) SW | Am Timan Airport (AMC) | Am Timan, Chad | |
| 6 | 224.93 miles (361.99 km) S | Birao Airport (IRO) | Birao, Central African Republic | |
| 7 | 253.16 miles (407.42 km) SW | Zakouma Airport (AKM) | Zakouma, Chad | |
| 8 | 255.99 miles (411.98 km) WSW | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 9 | 271.04 miles (436.20 km) WSW | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| 10 | 274.00 miles (440.95 km) S | Gordil Airport (GDI) | Gordil, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 279.69 miles (450.11 km) W | Ati Airport (ATV) | Ati, Chad | |
| 12 | 285.25 miles (459.07 km) ESE | Ed Daein Airport (ADV) | Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan | |
| 13 | 303.46 miles (488.37 km) SSW | Gordil Airport (GDA) | Gounda, Central African Republic | |
| 14 | 348.20 miles (560.37 km) WSW | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 15 | 354.14 miles (569.94 km) SSW | Koumala Airport (KOL) | Koumala, Central African Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,119.22 miles (19,503.95 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 12,029.36 miles (19,359.33 km) WSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,000.12 miles (19,312.28 km) WSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,997.27 miles (19,307.68 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,976.93 miles (19,274.95 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,949.31 miles (19,230.51 km) WSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,882.82 miles (19,123.50 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 11,855.03 miles (19,078.78 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 11,850.12 miles (19,070.87 km) WSW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,839.15 miles (19,053.22 km) WSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,838.15 miles (19,051.60 km) W | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,697.79 miles (18,825.71 km) SSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,696.37 miles (18,823.43 km) W | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,679.33 miles (18,796.02 km) WSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,677.94 miles (18,793.78 km) W | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 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 | |