Nonstop flight route between Kandrian, Papua New Guinea and Bordeaux / Mérignac, France:
Departure Airport:
(6°12'29"S by 149°32'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°49'41"N by 0°42'56"W)
Distance from KDR to BOD:
9,224.31 miles (14,845.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kandrian Airport (KDR), Kandrian, Papua New Guinea and Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD), Bordeaux / Mérignac, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,224 miles (or 14,845 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 Kandrian Airport and Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDR / AYKC |
| Airport Name: | Kandrian Airport |
| Location: | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°12'29"S by 149°32'30"E |
| Elevation: | 300 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KDR |
| More Information: | KDR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOD / LFBD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°49'41"N by 0°42'56"W |
| Area Served: | Bordeaux, France |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 162 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOD |
| More Information: | BOD Maps & Info |
Facts about Kandrian Airport (KDR):
- The furthest airport from Kandrian Airport (KDR) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,728 miles (18,875 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Kandrian Airport (KDR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kandrian Airport's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Kandrian 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 Kandrian Airport (KDR) is Gasmata Airport (GMI), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) E of KDR.
Facts about Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD):
- Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport", another name for BOD is "Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac".
- General Charles de Gaulle took off from the airport to travel to London in 1940, and the following day he broadcast the Appeal of 18 June.
- Because of Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at Bordeaux-Mérignac 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.
- Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport handled 457,435 passengers last year.
- In 1951 Mérignac was turned over to NATO for use by the United States Air Force.
- The airport is accessible by car via the A630 autoroute.
- The closest airport to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of BOD.
- On 1 October 1958, Bordeaux-Mérignac Air Base was closed to reduce USAFE expenses and manpower.
- The furthest airport from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (meaning Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.54 miles (87.78 km) E | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 78.60 miles (126.50 km) NE | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 92.15 miles (148.30 km) NW | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 119.35 miles (192.07 km) WSW | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 140.41 miles (225.97 km) ENE | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 160.62 miles (258.49 km) ENE | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 190.51 miles (306.59 km) SSE | Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA) | Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 194.94 miles (313.72 km) W | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 210.32 miles (338.48 km) WSW | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 217.82 miles (350.54 km) S | Wanigela Airport (AGL) | Wanigela, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 220.59 miles (355.00 km) SSE | Vivigani Airport (VIV) | Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 222.47 miles (358.03 km) SSW | Kokoda Airport (KKD) | Kokoda, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 233.52 miles (375.82 km) SW | Fane Airport (FNE) | Fane, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 234.04 miles (376.64 km) ENE | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 240.97 miles (387.81 km) SSW | Efogi Airport (EFG) | Efogi, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,728.35 miles (18,874.91 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,713.07 miles (18,850.31 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,698.54 miles (18,826.92 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,671.34 miles (18,783.15 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,647.15 miles (18,744.23 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,616.92 miles (18,695.58 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,606.95 miles (18,679.52 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,595.07 miles (18,660.42 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,580.57 miles (18,637.08 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,550.15 miles (18,588.12 km) NE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,549.37 miles (18,586.86 km) NW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,536.78 miles (18,566.60 km) NNE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,516.15 miles (18,533.39 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,463.58 miles (18,448.80 km) SSE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,436.72 miles (18,405.57 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.17 miles (40.51 km) SW | La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) | Arcachon, France | |
| 2 | 56.89 miles (91.56 km) NNW | Royan - Médis Aerodrome (RYN) | Royan, France | |
| 3 | 60.53 miles (97.41 km) NNE | Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG) | Cognac / Châteaubernard, France | |
| 4 | 60.58 miles (97.49 km) E | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 5 | 77.04 miles (123.99 km) NE | Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) | Angoulême, France | |
| 6 | 78.63 miles (126.54 km) SE | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 7 | 79.00 miles (127.14 km) ENE | Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) | Périgueux, France | |
| 8 | 96.18 miles (154.79 km) NNW | La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH) | La Rochelle / Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France | |
| 9 | 101.15 miles (162.78 km) S | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 10 | 102.14 miles (164.38 km) SSW | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 11 | 108.65 miles (174.85 km) E | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| 12 | 114.84 miles (184.82 km) SSW | San Sebastián Airport (EAS) | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| 13 | 116.46 miles (187.43 km) NE | Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) | Limoges, France | |
| 14 | 118.95 miles (191.43 km) SSE | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 15 | 131.17 miles (211.10 km) NNE | Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) | Poitiers, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,214.88 miles (19,657.89 km) WSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,112.79 miles (19,493.60 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,107.77 miles (19,485.52 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,105.82 miles (19,482.38 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,089.67 miles (19,456.39 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,089.34 miles (19,455.85 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,080.95 miles (19,442.35 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,073.81 miles (19,430.87 km) SSE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,061.61 miles (19,411.23 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,046.43 miles (19,386.80 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,045.62 miles (19,385.50 km) SE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,038.59 miles (19,374.19 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,036.59 miles (19,370.97 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,035.39 miles (19,369.03 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,028.78 miles (19,358.39 km) SE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |