Nonstop flight route between Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN), Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,753 miles (or 15,696 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 Amaury Feitosa Tomaz 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 Amaury Feitosa Tomaz 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: | ERN / SWEI |
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Location: | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°38'15"S by 69°52'59"W |
Area Served: | Eirunepé |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 412 feet (126 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ERN |
More Information: | ERN 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 Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN):
- The closest airport to Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) is Tabatinga International Airport (TBT), which is located 165 miles (265 kilometers) N of ERN.
- Because of Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport's relatively low elevation of 412 feet, planes can take off or land at Amaury Feitosa Tomaz 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.
- Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) is Ranai Airport (NTX), which is nearly antipodal to Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (meaning Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ranai Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport", another name for ERN is "Aeroporto Amaury Feitosa Tomaz".
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- 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.
- The airfield in Lae was operating at the same time as Nadzab but business was significantly lost to the new airport complex became fully operational in 1977.
- 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.
- Nadzab is located on the Erap River, 5 kilometres North of the Markham River.
- 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.
- After Lae was liberated, the United States Army built Nadzab airport and developed it into a massive airbase complex.