Nonstop flight route between Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea and Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea and BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX), Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,554 miles (or 15,375 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 Kieta/Aropa Airport and BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega 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 Kieta/Aropa Airport and BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIE / AYKT |
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Location: | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIE |
More Information: | KIE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPX / TJCP |
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Location: | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°18'47"N by 65°18'15"W |
Area Served: | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CPX |
More Information: | CPX Maps & Info |
Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):
- The furthest airport from Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is SĂŁo Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,844 miles (19,061 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
- Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.
- Because of Kieta/Aropa Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kieta/Aropa 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.
- After World War II the airport became one of Bougainville's main airports.
Facts about BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX):
- A new passenger terminal was inaugurated in 1994, and its name was changed to BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega, in honor of a pilot from Ciales.
- BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport handled 75,964 passengers last year.
- Because of BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega 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.
- In addition to being known as "BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport", another name for CPX is "Aeropuerto BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega".
- The closest airport to BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport (VQS), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SW of CPX.
- The airport is noted for the mountain at the approach end of the runway to the North.
- The furthest airport from BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (meaning BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,254 miles (19,722 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) currently has only 1 runway.