Nonstop flight route between Makabana, Republic of the Congo and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Makabana Airport (KMK), Makabana, Republic of the Congo and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,196 miles (or 14,800 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 Makabana Airport and Lae Nadzab 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 Makabana Airport and Lae Nadzab Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Makabana Airport (KMK):

• The furthest airport from Makabana Airport (KMK) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,912 miles (19,170 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
• The closest airport to Makabana Airport (KMK) is Mossendjo Airport (MSX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) N of KMK.
• Because of Makabana Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at Makabana 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.

Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):

• Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
• Lae Nadzab Airport is a regional airport located at Nadzab 42 kilometres outside of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea along the Highlands Highway.
• Two parallel runways were built, running roughly east to west.
• In 1962, the main strip at Nadzab was resealed by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Works and lengthened to make it suitable for Mirage fighters, even though they never materialised.
• Nazdab is located twenty-seven miles NW of Lae by road 900 yds by an indefinite width.
• Because of Lae Nadzab Airport's relatively low elevation of 239 feet, planes can take off or land at Lae Nadzab 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.
• Nadzab is located on the Erap River, 5 kilometres North of the Markham River.