Nonstop flight route between Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States:
Departure Airport:
(6°4'54"S by 145°23'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(25°46'41"N by 80°10'13"W)
Distance from GKA to MPB:
9,140.91 miles (14,710.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goroka Airport (GKA), Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Miami Seaplane Base (MPB), Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,141 miles (or 14,711 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 Miami Seaplane Base, 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 Miami Seaplane Base. 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: | MPB / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°46'41"N by 80°10'13"W |
| Area Served: | Miami, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Miami Property Mgmt Section |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MPB |
| More Information: | MPB Maps & Info |
Facts about Goroka Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Goroka Airport (GKA) is Chimbu Airport (CMU), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of GKA.
- Goroka Airport (GKA) has 2 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Miami Seaplane Base (MPB):
- The closest airport to Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) is Miami International Airport (MIA), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) W of MPB.
- Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,582 miles (18,640 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Miami Seaplane Base", another name for MPB is "X44".
- Because of Miami Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Miami Seaplane Base 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 | 7.55 miles (12.16 km) W | Miami International Airport (MIA) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 2 | 11.17 miles (17.98 km) NW | Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 16.01 miles (25.76 km) NNW | North Perry Airport (HWO) | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 18.67 miles (30.04 km) WSW | Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 20.35 miles (32.76 km) N | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) | Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 24.04 miles (38.69 km) SSW | Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) | Homestead, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 28.94 miles (46.58 km) N | Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 32.36 miles (52.07 km) SSW | Ocean Reef Club Airport (OCA) | Key Largo, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 32.60 miles (52.47 km) N | Pompano Beach Airpark (PPM) | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 41.66 miles (67.04 km) N | Boca Raton Airport (BCT) | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 45.56 miles (73.32 km) W | Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport (TNT) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 56.54 miles (90.99 km) N | Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA) | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 56.62 miles (91.12 km) E | South Bimini Airport (BIM) | Bimini, Bahamas | |
| 14 | 57.78 miles (92.99 km) ESE | Cat Cay Airport (CXY) | Cat Cay, Bimini Islands, Bahamas | |
| 15 | 62.68 miles (100.88 km) N | Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,582.27 miles (18,639.81 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,570.50 miles (18,620.87 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,537.13 miles (18,567.17 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,504.73 miles (18,515.03 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,500.46 miles (18,508.14 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,477.74 miles (18,471.58 km) SSE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,458.09 miles (18,439.97 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,455.05 miles (18,435.07 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,417.50 miles (18,374.64 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,395.01 miles (18,338.45 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,392.83 miles (18,334.94 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,374.09 miles (18,304.77 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,373.04 miles (18,303.09 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,364.18 miles (18,288.83 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,356.41 miles (18,276.32 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |