Nonstop flight route between Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea and Tarawa, Kiribati:
Departure Airport:
(2°34'45"S by 150°48'28"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°22'54"N by 173°8'48"E)
Distance from KVG to TRW:
1,567.17 miles (2,522.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kavieng Airport (KVG), Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea and Bonriki International Airport (TRW), Tarawa, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,567 miles (or 2,522 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 relatively short distance between Kavieng Airport and Bonriki International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | TRW / NGTA |
| Airport Name: | Bonriki International Airport |
| Location: | Tarawa, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°22'54"N by 173°8'48"E |
| Area Served: | Tarawa, Kiribati |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TRW |
| More Information: | TRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Kavieng Airport (KVG):
- 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 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.
- The airport was first built by the Japanese as a military airbase in 1942.
- The closest airport to Kavieng Airport (KVG) is Emirau Airport (EMI), which is located 87 miles (139 kilometers) NW of KVG.
- Kavieng Airport (KVG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bonriki International Airport (TRW):
- Because of Bonriki International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Bonriki 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.
- In April 1944, the land-based units moved forward to Kwajalein Airfield in the Marshall Islands, and shortly thereafter, Mullinix was reduced to an emergency airfield.
- Bonriki International Airport (TRW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bonriki International Airport (TRW) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is nearly antipodal to Bonriki International Airport (meaning Bonriki International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cape Palmas Airport), and is located 12,035 miles (19,368 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.
- The closest airport to Bonriki International Airport (TRW) is Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNW of TRW.
- Bonriki International Airport is an international airport in Kiribati, serving as the main gateway to the country.
- Almost immediately after the completion of the runway, it became the nexus of United States Army Air Forces operations from Tarawa, as the runway at nearby Hawkins Field on Betio was too short for safe bomber operations.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 86.61 miles (139.39 km) NW | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 129.62 miles (208.60 km) ESE | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 135.48 miles (218.04 km) ESE | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 162.96 miles (262.25 km) SE | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 201.12 miles (323.67 km) S | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 217.74 miles (350.42 km) SSE | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 218.32 miles (351.36 km) SSE | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 236.31 miles (380.30 km) W | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 257.44 miles (414.31 km) S | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 257.67 miles (414.67 km) SW | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 265.48 miles (427.25 km) SSW | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 270.54 miles (435.40 km) ESE | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 330.95 miles (532.61 km) SE | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 345.54 miles (556.10 km) SW | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 391.07 miles (629.37 km) WSW | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,939.25 miles (19,214.32 km) SSE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,716.68 miles (18,856.12 km) SE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,657.99 miles (18,761.68 km) SE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,656.56 miles (18,759.36 km) SE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,656.38 miles (18,759.08 km) SSE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,614.24 miles (18,691.26 km) SE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,598.30 miles (18,665.61 km) SSE | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,528.05 miles (18,552.55 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,514.22 miles (18,530.29 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,499.60 miles (18,506.77 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,491.93 miles (18,494.42 km) ESE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,485.80 miles (18,484.56 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,477.16 miles (18,470.65 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,426.84 miles (18,389.68 km) ESE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,413.05 miles (18,367.49 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.59 miles (47.61 km) NNW | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 46.93 miles (75.53 km) N | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 77.50 miles (124.72 km) SE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 89.31 miles (143.73 km) SSE | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 120.05 miles (193.20 km) N | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 273.49 miles (440.13 km) SE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 331.70 miles (533.82 km) NNW | Enejit Airport (EJT) | Enejit, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 339.30 miles (546.05 km) NNW | Mili Airport (MIJ) | Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 374.23 miles (602.27 km) SE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 375.90 miles (604.95 km) NW | Ebon Airport (EBO) | Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 395.47 miles (636.45 km) NW | Jaluit Airport (UIT) | Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 404.46 miles (650.91 km) NW | Kili Airport (KIO) | Kili Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 405.88 miles (653.20 km) NNW | Ine Airport (IMI) | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 406.31 miles (653.89 km) NNW | Tinak Airport (TIC) | Tinak, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 413.35 miles (665.23 km) NNW | Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) | Majuro, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,034.52 miles (19,367.64 km) N | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 2 | 12,004.89 miles (19,319.96 km) NNE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,998.03 miles (19,308.91 km) N | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 4 | 11,967.90 miles (19,260.42 km) NNE | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,935.31 miles (19,207.97 km) NNW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 11,930.40 miles (19,200.08 km) NNW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 7 | 11,916.19 miles (19,177.21 km) N | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 11,915.71 miles (19,176.43 km) N | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 11,904.86 miles (19,158.97 km) NNW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 11,887.96 miles (19,131.78 km) N | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 11,886.96 miles (19,130.17 km) NNE | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 12 | 11,879.12 miles (19,117.55 km) NW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 13 | 11,871.39 miles (19,105.11 km) N | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 14 | 11,861.16 miles (19,088.64 km) NNW | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 11,857.61 miles (19,082.92 km) NNE | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |