Nonstop flight route between Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR), Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,297 miles (or 13,352 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 Jonesboro Municipal 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 Jonesboro Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAE / AYNZ |
Airport Name: | Lae Nadzab Airport |
Location: | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | Papua New Guinea Office of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 239 feet (73 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAE |
More Information: | LAE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JBR / KJBR |
Airport Name: | Jonesboro Municipal Airport |
Location: | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°49'54"N by 90°38'47"W |
Area Served: | Jonesboro, Arkansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Jonesboro |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from JBR |
More Information: | JBR Maps & Info |
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- After Lae was liberated, the United States Army built Nadzab airport and developed it into a massive airbase complex.
- In March 1942, the Japanese occupied Lae and Salamaua.
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR):
- The closest airport to Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR) is Kirk Field (PGR), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NNE of JBR.
- The furthest airport from Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,976 miles (17,664 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR) has 2 runways.
- Because of Jonesboro Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Jonesboro Municipal 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.