Nonstop flight route between Kolhapur, India and Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kolhapur Airport (KLH), Kolhapur, India and Finschhafen Airport (FIN), Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,275 miles (or 8,489 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 Kolhapur Airport and Finschhafen 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 Kolhapur Airport and Finschhafen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kolhapur Airport (KLH):

• The closest airport to Kolhapur Airport (KLH) is Belgaum Airport (IXG), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of KLH.
• In addition to being known as "Kolhapur Airport", another name for KLH is "कोल्हापूर विमानतळ".
• The furthest airport from Kolhapur Airport (KLH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,673 miles (18,787 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Kolhapur airport was set for a major upgrade, making it capable of handling Boeing 737 aircraft.
• Kolhapur Airport (KLH) currently has only 1 runway.
• No commercial airline services
• The present Kolhapur Airport began operations in the year 1987 and was leased by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation from Airports Authority of India on 16 April 1997.

Facts about Finschhafen Airport (FIN):

• Finschhafen Airport (FIN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Finschhafen Airport (FIN) is Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) W of FIN.
• The furthest airport from Finschhafen Airport (FIN) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
• Finschhafen Airport is a general aviation airport in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
• In addition to being known as "Finschhafen Airport", another name for FIN is "Finschhafen Airport".
• At the war's end, millions of dollars of equipment both new and used was bulldozed into a huge holes in the area and abandoned.
• Because of Finschhafen Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Finschhafen 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.