Nonstop flight route between Haelogo, Papua New Guinea and South Lake Tahoe, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Haelogo Airport (HEO), Haelogo, Papua New Guinea and Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL), South Lake Tahoe, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,742 miles (or 10,851 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 Haelogo Airport and Lake Tahoe 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 Haelogo Airport and Lake Tahoe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEO / |
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| Location: | Haelogo, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°8'14"S by 147°35'58"E |
| Elevation: | 3000 feet (914 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HEO |
| More Information: | HEO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TVL / KTVL |
| Airport Name: | Lake Tahoe Airport |
| Location: | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°53'38"N by 119°59'43"W |
| Operator/Owner: | The City of South Lake Tahoe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6264 feet (1,909 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TVL |
| More Information: | TVL Maps & Info |
Facts about Haelogo Airport (HEO):
- The closest airport to Haelogo Airport (HEO) is Efogi Airport (EFG), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) ESE of HEO.
- Haelogo Airport (HEO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Haelogo Airport", another name for HEO is "AYHG".
- The furthest airport from Haelogo Airport (HEO) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,771 miles (18,943 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
Facts about Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL):
- Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,214 miles (18,048 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of TVL.
- Holiday Airlines Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprops served Lake Tahoe in the 1960s and early 1970s, followed by Pacific Southwest Airlines and Air California Electras.
- The ban on airline jets then ended, and jet flights resumed in 1983 on AirCal McDonnell Douglas MD-80s and later Boeing 737-300s.
- Because of Lake Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 6,264 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TVL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TVL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Airlines in bold flew jets to Lake Tahoe.
- In 1999 Casino Express Airlines operating as Tahoe Air started low fare Boeing 737-200s nonstop to San Jose and Los Angeles.
