Nonstop flight route between Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea and Roanoke, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kavieng Airport (KVG), Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea and Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA), Roanoke, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,428 miles (or 13,563 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 Kavieng Airport and Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional 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 Kavieng Airport and Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROA / KROA |
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| Location: | Roanoke, Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°19'32"N by 79°58'32"W |
| Area Served: | Roanoke Valley, New River Valley |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1175 feet (358 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROA |
| More Information: | ROA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kavieng Airport (KVG):
- Kavieng Airport (KVG) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is officially an international airport, but is yet to be used for regular commercial international flights.
- 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 closest airport to Kavieng Airport (KVG) is Emirau Airport (EMI), which is located 87 miles (139 kilometers) NW of KVG.
Facts about Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA):
- Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) has 2 runways.
- The current terminal building was designed by the Charlotte based architectural firm of Odell Associates and was built to serve as a replacement for the 1953 terminal, later demolished in 2005.
- Roanoke Regional Airport features a pair of runways originally completed in 1942.
- In addition to being known as "Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport", another name for ROA is "Woodrum Field".
- The furthest airport from Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,559 miles (18,603 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) WSW of ROA.
- During the period of Piedmont’s dominance, several regional airlines established service to Roanoke only to later pull out.
- When facilities reached their maximum capacity, the need for upgrades became necessary for the airport to continue to grow.
