Nonstop flight route between Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Clemson, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU), Clemson, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,739 miles (or 14,063 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 Lae Nadzab Airport and Oconee County 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 Lae Nadzab Airport and Oconee County Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):

• The airfield in Lae was operating at the same time as Nadzab but business was significantly lost to the new airport complex became fully operational in 1977.
• 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 airfield continued to be used by Air Niugini and other third-level airlines until 1987.
• 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.
• Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Two parallel runways were built, running roughly east to west.
• In about 1910 the Gabmatsung/Gabmazung Lutheran mission station was established at Nadzab.

Facts about Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU):

• The furthest airport from Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,410 miles (18,363 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU) is Pickens County Airport (LQK), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NE of CEU.
• Because of Oconee County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 892 feet, planes can take off or land at Oconee County Regional 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.
• Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Oconee County Regional Airport is a county-owned municipal airport in Oconee County, South Carolina, 3 miles west of Clemson.Clemson University's Flying Club and the Flying Tigers Skydiving Club are based at the airport.