Nonstop flight route between Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Maribor, Slovenia:
Departure Airport:
(6°4'54"S by 145°23'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°28'46"N by 15°41'9"E)
Distance from GKA to MBX:
8,356.72 miles (13,448.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goroka Airport (GKA), Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), Maribor, Slovenia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,357 miles (or 13,449 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 Maribor Edvard Rusjan 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 Maribor Edvard Rusjan 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: | MBX / LJMB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Maribor, Slovenia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°28'46"N by 15°41'9"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerodrom Maribor d.o.o. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 876 feet (267 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBX |
| More Information: | MBX Maps & Info |
Facts about Goroka Airport (GKA):
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX):
- Maribor Airport, which is close to the A1 and right next to the A4 motorway, is easily accessed by road.
- The closest airport to Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) is Graz Airport (GRZ), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NNW of MBX.
- In addition to being known as "Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport", another name for MBX is "Letališče Edvarda Rusjana Maribor".
- Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) has 2 runways.
- On 8 March 2007 Ryanair announced that it would commence service between London-Stansted and Maribor in June 2007 three times weekly.
- The furthest airport from Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,818 miles (19,019 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport's relatively low elevation of 876 feet, planes can take off or land at Maribor Edvard Rusjan 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.
| 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 | 37.35 miles (60.10 km) NNW | Graz Airport (GRZ) | Graz, Austria | |
| 2 | 54.10 miles (87.06 km) SSE | Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 3 | 61.25 miles (98.58 km) WSW | Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 4 | 65.06 miles (104.71 km) W | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| 5 | 71.39 miles (114.90 km) ENE | Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) | Sármellék, Hungary | |
| 6 | 102.45 miles (164.88 km) SSW | Rijeka Airport (RJK) | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 7 | 115.14 miles (185.30 km) WSW | Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) | Trieste, Italy | |
| 8 | 120.03 miles (193.16 km) NNE | Vienna International Airport (VIE) | Vienna, Austria | |
| 9 | 121.34 miles (195.28 km) SW | Portorož Airport (POW) | Portorož, Slovenia | |
| 10 | 131.68 miles (211.92 km) SE | Banja Luka International Airport (BNX) | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 11 | 136.93 miles (220.37 km) NNE | Bratislava Airport (BTS) | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 12 | 138.77 miles (223.32 km) SW | Pula Airport (PUY) | Pula, Croatia | |
| 13 | 140.00 miles (225.30 km) NNW | Linz Airport (LNZ) | Linz, Austria | |
| 14 | 146.30 miles (235.44 km) SSW | Lošinj Airport (LSZ) | Mali Lošinj, Lošinj, Croatia | |
| 15 | 150.79 miles (242.67 km) W | Aviano Air Base (AVB) | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,817.68 miles (19,018.66 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,389.86 miles (18,330.16 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,373.10 miles (18,303.18 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,369.41 miles (18,297.25 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,347.01 miles (18,261.20 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,341.92 miles (18,253.00 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,337.35 miles (18,245.65 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,316.23 miles (18,211.65 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,312.86 miles (18,206.24 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,309.97 miles (18,201.59 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,307.57 miles (18,197.73 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,303.87 miles (18,191.76 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,294.83 miles (18,177.23 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,290.89 miles (18,170.88 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,271.44 miles (18,139.58 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |