Nonstop flight route between Košice, Slovakia and Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(48°39'47"N by 21°14'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°49'36"S by 144°17'45"E)
Distance from KSC to HGU:
7,998.32 miles (12,872.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Košice International Airport (KSC), Košice, Slovakia and Mount Hagen Airport (HGU), Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,998 miles (or 12,872 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 Košice International Airport and Mount Hagen 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 Košice International Airport and Mount Hagen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSC / LZKZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Košice, Slovakia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°39'47"N by 21°14'27"E |
| Area Served: | Košice, Slovakia |
| Operator/Owner: | Letisko Košice - Airport Košice, a.s. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 755 feet (230 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KSC |
| More Information: | KSC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGU / AYMH |
| Airport Name: | Mount Hagen Airport |
| Location: | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°49'36"S by 144°17'45"E |
| Area Served: | Mount Hagen |
| Elevation: | 5388 feet (1,642 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HGU |
| More Information: | HGU Maps & Info |
Facts about Košice International Airport (KSC):
- The closest airport to Košice International Airport (KSC) is Miskolc Airport (MCQ), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSW of KSC.
- Because of Košice International Airport's relatively low elevation of 755 feet, planes can take off or land at Košice International 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.
- Construction of today's airport began in 1950 near the suburb of Barca.
- The furthest airport from Košice International Airport (KSC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,530 miles (18,555 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Košice International Airport (KSC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Košice International Airport", another name for KSC is "Medzinárodné letisko Košice".
Facts about Mount Hagen Airport (HGU):
- Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) has 2 runways.
- Because of Mount Hagen Airport's high elevation of 5,388 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HGU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HGU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,745 miles (18,902 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) is Chimbu Airport (CMU), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) ESE of HGU.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.78 miles (67.24 km) SSW | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary |     |
| 2 | 53.57 miles (86.22 km) WNW | Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) | Poprad, Slovakia | |
| 3 | 82.95 miles (133.49 km) SSE | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 4 | 96.19 miles (154.80 km) W | Sliač Airport (SLD) | Sliač, Slovakia | |
| 5 | 100.67 miles (162.02 km) SE | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania | |
| 6 | 105.92 miles (170.45 km) NNE | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 7 | 117.24 miles (188.68 km) SSE | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 8 | 117.67 miles (189.38 km) NNW | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| 9 | 123.84 miles (199.30 km) ESE | Baia Mare Airport (BAY) | Baia Mare, Romania | |
| 10 | 124.51 miles (200.37 km) SW | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 11 | 125.53 miles (202.03 km) WNW | Žilina Airport (ILZ) | Žilina, Slovakia | |
| 12 | 145.96 miles (234.90 km) NE | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 155.80 miles (250.73 km) W | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 14 | 157.60 miles (253.63 km) E | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 158.21 miles (254.62 km) NW | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,529.58 miles (18,555.02 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,092.33 miles (17,851.33 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,082.24 miles (17,835.09 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,078.62 miles (17,829.27 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,057.92 miles (17,795.95 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,057.24 miles (17,794.85 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,051.07 miles (17,784.92 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,040.56 miles (17,768.01 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,024.33 miles (17,741.90 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,022.64 miles (17,739.18 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,017.51 miles (17,730.92 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,015.19 miles (17,727.19 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,014.76 miles (17,726.50 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,002.52 miles (17,706.80 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,998.07 miles (17,699.63 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.31 miles (77.75 km) ESE | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 48.52 miles (78.09 km) N | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 49.17 miles (79.14 km) WSW | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 56.01 miles (90.13 km) NNE | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 77.35 miles (124.48 km) ESE | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 81.58 miles (131.29 km) WSW | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 110.45 miles (177.75 km) S | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 110.86 miles (178.42 km) ENE | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 115.46 miles (185.81 km) E | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 115.98 miles (186.66 km) ESE | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 120.79 miles (194.39 km) SSE | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 133.71 miles (215.19 km) SE | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 158.07 miles (254.38 km) SW | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 162.05 miles (260.79 km) SSE | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 174.65 miles (281.06 km) ESE | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,745.22 miles (18,902.05 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,730.71 miles (18,878.71 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,704.77 miles (18,836.95 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,667.49 miles (18,776.95 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,666.67 miles (18,775.64 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,625.37 miles (18,709.18 km) S | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,609.42 miles (18,683.50 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,538.96 miles (18,570.12 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,538.38 miles (18,569.17 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,531.86 miles (18,558.68 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,471.22 miles (18,461.10 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,450.83 miles (18,428.29 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,436.56 miles (18,405.31 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,424.31 miles (18,385.60 km) ENE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,396.57 miles (18,340.96 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |