Nonstop flight route between Fane, Papua New Guinea and Hickory, North Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(8°33'4"S by 147°5'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°44'27"N by 81°23'21"W)
Distance from FNE to HKY:
8,860.58 miles (14,259.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fane Airport (FNE), Fane, Papua New Guinea and Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), Hickory, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,861 miles (or 14,260 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 Fane Airport and Hickory Regional 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 Fane Airport and Hickory Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNE / AYFA |
| Airport Name: | Fane Airport |
| Location: | Fane, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°33'4"S by 147°5'6"E |
| Elevation: | 4300 feet (1,311 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FNE |
| More Information: | FNE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKY / KHKY |
| Airport Name: | Hickory Regional Airport |
| Location: | Hickory, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°44'27"N by 81°23'21"W |
| Area Served: | Hickory, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hickory |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1190 feet (363 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HKY |
| More Information: | HKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Fane Airport (FNE):
- The closest airport to Fane Airport (FNE) is Kokoda Airport (KKD), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) ESE of FNE.
- Because of Fane Airport's high elevation of 4,300 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FNE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FNE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Fane Airport (FNE) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,718 miles (18,858 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Fane Airport (FNE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hickory Regional Airport (HKY):
- On August 2, 1941, Pennsylvania Central Airlines which later became Capital Airlines, brought the first scheduled air-carrier service to Hickory.
- The furthest airport from Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,494 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Local officials hope to attract future commercial airline service, despite challenges caused by the relatively close proximity of the large Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
- In 2003, a new building was constructed to serve the general aviation community.
- Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) has 2 runways.
- Shortly thereafter, the runway which came to be designated 6/24 was lengthened and both of the existing runways were paved.
- The closest airport to Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Foothills Regional Airport (MRN), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HKY.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.85 miles (80.23 km) ESE | Kokoda Airport (KKD) | Kokoda, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 53.61 miles (86.28 km) SE | Haelogo Airport (HEO) | Haelogo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 57.31 miles (92.23 km) SE | Efogi Airport (EFG) | Efogi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 62.33 miles (100.30 km) S | Jacksons International Airport (POM) | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 96.94 miles (156.02 km) NNW | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 98.58 miles (158.65 km) WNW | Kerema Airport (KMA) | Kerema, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 123.69 miles (199.06 km) WNW | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 134.78 miles (216.91 km) NW | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 139.10 miles (223.85 km) N | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 143.30 miles (230.62 km) NNE | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 151.39 miles (243.64 km) ESE | Wanigela Airport (AGL) | Wanigela, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 156.79 miles (252.33 km) SE | Abau Airport (ABW) | Abau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 171.14 miles (275.41 km) WNW | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 173.02 miles (278.45 km) NNW | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 183.57 miles (295.43 km) ESE | Agaun Airport (AUP) | Agaun, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,718.03 miles (18,858.29 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,703.84 miles (18,835.46 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,662.49 miles (18,768.92 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,657.44 miles (18,760.78 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,640.28 miles (18,733.18 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,638.08 miles (18,729.63 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,632.78 miles (18,721.10 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,581.33 miles (18,638.30 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,578.98 miles (18,634.51 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,558.81 miles (18,602.05 km) NW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,501.27 miles (18,509.46 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,439.79 miles (18,410.50 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,438.78 miles (18,408.89 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,424.88 miles (18,386.52 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,400.12 miles (18,346.66 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.59 miles (21.87 km) WNW | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 37.05 miles (59.62 km) NNE | Wilkes County Airport (IKB) | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 44.25 miles (71.21 km) SE | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 45.36 miles (73.01 km) ESE | Concord Regional Airport (USA) | Concord, North Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 49.21 miles (79.20 km) E | Rowan County Airport (SRW) | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 54.46 miles (87.64 km) SE | Wilgrove Air Park (QWG) | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 65.38 miles (105.21 km) SSW | Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 68.08 miles (109.57 km) WSW | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 70.72 miles (113.81 km) ENE | Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 74.57 miles (120.01 km) NNW | Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 74.83 miles (120.43 km) SW | Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) | Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 76.17 miles (122.59 km) NW | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 13 | 82.11 miles (132.14 km) SW | Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 84.91 miles (136.65 km) ENE | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 85.62 miles (137.78 km) WNW | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,494.47 miles (18,498.51 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,473.95 miles (18,465.49 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,453.39 miles (18,432.39 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,440.81 miles (18,412.15 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,433.41 miles (18,400.24 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,416.60 miles (18,373.20 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,414.39 miles (18,369.64 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,408.27 miles (18,359.79 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,382.95 miles (18,319.04 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,364.00 miles (18,288.55 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,355.10 miles (18,274.21 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,347.84 miles (18,262.54 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,329.39 miles (18,232.84 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,327.98 miles (18,230.57 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,320.37 miles (18,218.33 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |