Nonstop flight route between Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Allahabad, India:
Departure Airport:
(6°4'54"S by 145°23'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(25°26'24"N by 81°44'2"E)
Distance from GKA to IXD:
4,790.45 miles (7,709.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goroka Airport (GKA), Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Allahabad Airport (IXD), Allahabad, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,790 miles (or 7,709 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 Allahabad 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 Allahabad 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: | IXD / VIAL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Allahabad, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°26'24"N by 81°44'2"E |
| Area Served: | Allahabad |
| Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public (Domestic Airport) |
| Elevation: | 322 feet (98 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXD |
| More Information: | IXD 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 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.
- The closest airport to Goroka Airport (GKA) is Chimbu Airport (CMU), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of GKA.
Facts about Allahabad Airport (IXD):
- In addition to being known as "Allahabad Airport", other names for IXD include "इलाहाबाद एयरपोर्ट" and "Bamrauli Airport".
- Allahabad Airport (IXD) has 2 runways.
- There is constant effort by aviation ministry to extend and upgrade the Allahabad airport.
- The Central Air Command is one of the five operational commands of the Indian Air Force.
- Because of Allahabad Airport's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at Allahabad 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.
- The closest airport to Allahabad Airport (IXD) is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) E of IXD.
- The furthest airport from Allahabad Airport (IXD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,736 miles (18,887 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.24 miles (47.06 km) W | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 39.11 miles (62.93 km) E | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 39.37 miles (63.36 km) ESE | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 66.07 miles (106.34 km) NNE | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 76.32 miles (122.82 km) SSE | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 77.35 miles (124.48 km) WNW | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 79.20 miles (127.46 km) NW | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 97.63 miles (157.12 km) ESE | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 98.85 miles (159.08 km) NW | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 105.16 miles (169.24 km) SSW | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 116.58 miles (187.62 km) SE | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 119.26 miles (191.93 km) W | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 121.46 miles (195.47 km) SW | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 125.65 miles (202.21 km) S | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 132.61 miles (213.41 km) SSE | Kerema Airport (KMA) | Kerema, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,733.98 miles (18,883.96 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,703.87 miles (18,835.51 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,645.63 miles (18,741.77 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,634.78 miles (18,724.32 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,607.19 miles (18,679.91 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,604.45 miles (18,675.50 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,542.37 miles (18,575.59 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,522.56 miles (18,543.72 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,519.07 miles (18,538.10 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,510.09 miles (18,523.64 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,504.69 miles (18,514.96 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,480.81 miles (18,476.53 km) NE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,466.20 miles (18,453.01 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,454.88 miles (18,434.79 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,452.56 miles (18,431.06 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.23 miles (113.02 km) E | Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS) | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| 2 | 81.81 miles (131.65 km) SW | Satna Airport (TNI) | Satna, India | |
| 3 | 105.49 miles (169.76 km) NNW | Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO) | Lucknow, India | |
| 4 | 105.69 miles (170.09 km) NW | Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU) | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| 5 | 121.43 miles (195.42 km) WSW | Khajuraho Airport (HJR) | Khajuraho, India | |
| 6 | 139.26 miles (224.11 km) NE | Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) | Gorakhpur, India | |
| 7 | 161.67 miles (260.18 km) SW | Jabalpur Domestic Airport (JLR) | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| 8 | 176.61 miles (284.22 km) NE | Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) | Bhairawa, Nepal | |
| 9 | 184.08 miles (296.25 km) N | Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) | Nepalgunj, Nepal | |
| 10 | 206.96 miles (333.07 km) ESE | Gaya Airport (GAY) | Gaya, India | |
| 11 | 209.65 miles (337.40 km) E | Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT) | Patna, India | |
| 12 | 213.54 miles (343.65 km) NE | Meghauli Airport (MEY) | Meghauli, Nepal | |
| 13 | 219.23 miles (352.82 km) NE | Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) | Chaurjhari, Nepal | |
| 14 | 222.03 miles (357.32 km) N | Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) | Rukumkot, Nepal | |
| 15 | 225.80 miles (363.39 km) WNW | Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport (GWL) | Gwalior, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,735.88 miles (18,887.02 km) ESE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,793.80 miles (17,370.90 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 10,775.18 miles (17,340.93 km) WSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 4 | 10,761.32 miles (17,318.63 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 10,760.14 miles (17,316.73 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,756.12 miles (17,310.26 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,745.34 miles (17,292.91 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,734.88 miles (17,276.07 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 9 | 10,720.19 miles (17,252.43 km) SW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 10 | 10,719.68 miles (17,251.60 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,711.39 miles (17,238.27 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,710.83 miles (17,237.37 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,700.15 miles (17,220.19 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,696.72 miles (17,214.66 km) SW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,686.11 miles (17,197.58 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |