Nonstop flight route between Nepalgunj, Nepal and Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(28°6'12"N by 81°40'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(2°34'45"S by 150°48'28"E)
Distance from KEP to KVG:
5,042.98 miles (8,115.86 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- KEP Airport Information
- KVG Airport Information
- Facts about KEP
- Facts about KVG
- Map of Nearest Airports to KEP
- List of Nearest Airports to KEP
- Map of Furthest Airports from KEP
- List of Furthest Airports from KEP
- Map of Nearest Airports to KVG
- List of Nearest Airports to KVG
- Map of Furthest Airports from KVG
- List of Furthest Airports from KVG
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nepalgunj Airport (KEP), Nepalgunj, Nepal and Kavieng Airport (KVG), Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,043 miles (or 8,116 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 Nepalgunj Airport and Kavieng 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 Nepalgunj Airport and Kavieng Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEP / VNNG |
| Airport Name: | Nepalgunj Airport |
| Location: | Nepalgunj, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°6'12"N by 81°40'0"E |
| Area Served: | Nepalgunj, Nepal |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 540 feet (165 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KEP |
| More Information: | KEP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KVG / AYKV |
| Airport Name: | Kavieng Airport |
| Location: | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°34'45"S by 150°48'28"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KVG |
| More Information: | KVG Maps & Info |
Facts about Nepalgunj Airport (KEP):
- Because of Nepalgunj Airport's relatively low elevation of 540 feet, planes can take off or land at Nepalgunj 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 furthest airport from Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,755 miles (18,918 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 540 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) is Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) NE of KEP.
Facts about Kavieng Airport (KVG):
- The closest airport to Kavieng Airport (KVG) is Emirau Airport (EMI), which is located 87 miles (139 kilometers) NW of KVG.
- Kavieng Airport (KVG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kavieng Airport (KVG) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,939 miles (19,214 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Because of Kavieng Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Kavieng 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 airport was first built by the Japanese as a military airbase in 1942.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.34 miles (77.79 km) NE | Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) | Rukumkot, Nepal |     |
| 2 | 82.69 miles (133.08 km) NNW | Sanphebagar Airport (FEB) | Sanfebagar, Nepal | |
| 3 | 86.96 miles (139.95 km) NNE | Jumla Airport (JUM) | Jumla, Nepal | |
| 4 | 92.77 miles (149.30 km) NE | Dolpa Airport (DOP) | Dolpa, Nepal | |
| 5 | 96.48 miles (155.27 km) N | Bajura Airport (BJU) | Bajura, Nepal | |
| 6 | 103.37 miles (166.35 km) NNW | Bajhang Airport (BJH) | Bajhang, Nepal | |
| 7 | 104.41 miles (168.04 km) SSW | Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO) | Lucknow, India | |
| 8 | 109.67 miles (176.50 km) WNW | Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal | |
| 9 | 114.61 miles (184.44 km) ESE | Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) | Bhairawa, Nepal | |
| 10 | 129.36 miles (208.18 km) N | Simikot Airport (IMK) | Simikot, Nepal | |
| 11 | 132.27 miles (212.87 km) E | Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) | Chaurjhari, Nepal | |
| 12 | 133.39 miles (214.67 km) ENE | Jomsom Airport (JMO) | Jomsom, Nepal | |
| 13 | 140.53 miles (226.16 km) SSW | Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU) | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| 14 | 141.19 miles (227.22 km) E | Pokhara Airport (PKR) | Pokhara, Nepal | |
| 15 | 144.34 miles (232.29 km) SE | Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) | Gorakhpur, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,755.19 miles (18,918.10 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,852.27 miles (17,465.00 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,808.53 miles (17,394.60 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,808.37 miles (17,394.35 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 5 | 10,800.05 miles (17,380.95 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,796.27 miles (17,374.87 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,791.67 miles (17,367.46 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,790.00 miles (17,364.77 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,786.35 miles (17,358.91 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,765.96 miles (17,326.08 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,765.26 miles (17,324.96 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,762.13 miles (17,319.92 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,751.00 miles (17,302.01 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,744.63 miles (17,291.77 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,743.52 miles (17,289.98 km) SW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 86.61 miles (139.39 km) NW | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 129.62 miles (208.60 km) ESE | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 135.48 miles (218.04 km) ESE | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 162.96 miles (262.25 km) SE | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 201.12 miles (323.67 km) S | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 217.74 miles (350.42 km) SSE | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 218.32 miles (351.36 km) SSE | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 236.31 miles (380.30 km) W | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 257.44 miles (414.31 km) S | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 257.67 miles (414.67 km) SW | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 265.48 miles (427.25 km) SSW | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 270.54 miles (435.40 km) ESE | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 330.95 miles (532.61 km) SE | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 345.54 miles (556.10 km) SW | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 391.07 miles (629.37 km) WSW | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,939.25 miles (19,214.32 km) SSE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,716.68 miles (18,856.12 km) SE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,657.99 miles (18,761.68 km) SE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,656.56 miles (18,759.36 km) SE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,656.38 miles (18,759.08 km) SSE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,614.24 miles (18,691.26 km) SE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,598.30 miles (18,665.61 km) SSE | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,528.05 miles (18,552.55 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,514.22 miles (18,530.29 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,499.60 miles (18,506.77 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,491.93 miles (18,494.42 km) ESE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,485.80 miles (18,484.56 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,477.16 miles (18,470.65 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,426.84 miles (18,389.68 km) ESE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,413.05 miles (18,367.49 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |