Nonstop flight route between Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Deir ez-Zor (Deirezzor), Syria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goroka Airport (GKA), Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ), Deir ez-Zor (Deirezzor), Syria would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,318 miles (or 11,777 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 Deir ez-Zor 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 Goroka Airport and Deir ez-Zor Airport. 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: | DEZ / OSDZ | 
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| Location: | Deir ez-Zor (Deirezzor), Syria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°17'7"N by 40°10'32"E | 
| Area Served: | Deir ez-Zor, Syria | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 700 feet (213 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DEZ | 
| More Information: | DEZ 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.
 - 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.
 - Goroka Airport (GKA) has 2 runways.
 
Facts about Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ):
- The closest airport to Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ) is Palmyra Airport (PMS), which is located 117 miles (188 kilometers) WSW of DEZ.
 - The furthest airport from Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,543 miles (18,577 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
 - In addition to being known as "Deir ez-Zor Airport", another name for DEZ is "مطار دير الزور".
 - Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Deir ez-Zor Airport's relatively low elevation of 700 feet, planes can take off or land at Deir ez-Zor 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.
 
