Nonstop flight route between Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Batajnica, Serbia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goroka Airport (GKA), Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Batajnica Airbase (BJY), Batajnica, Serbia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,200 miles (or 13,197 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 Goroka Airport and Batajnica Airbase, 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 Goroka Airport and Batajnica Airbase. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GKA / AYGA | 
| Airport Name: | Goroka Airport | 
| Location: | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°4'54"S by 145°23'30"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5282 feet (1,610 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GKA | 
| More Information: | GKA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJY / LYBT | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Batajnica, Serbia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°56'7"N by 20°15'27"E | 
| Area Served: | Belgrade | 
| Operator/Owner: | Serbian Air Force | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BJY | 
| More Information: | BJY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Goroka Airport (GKA):
- Because of Goroka Airport's high elevation of 5,282 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GKA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GKA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Goroka Airport (GKA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Goroka Airport (GKA) is Chimbu Airport (CMU), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of GKA.
- The furthest airport from Goroka Airport (GKA) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Facts about Batajnica Airbase (BJY):
- The closest airport to Batajnica Airbase (BJY) is Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of BJY.
- Batajnica Airbase (BJY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Construction of the airbase started in 1947 and was completed in 1951, when the airbase was officially opened.
- The furthest airport from Batajnica Airbase (BJY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,609 miles (18,683 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Batajnica Airbase", other names for BJY include "Aerodrom Batajnica" and "Аеродром Батајница".
- In June 2006, two USAF F-16 fighter jets, visited Batajnica airbase.




