Nonstop flight route between Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Streaky Bay, South Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Streaky Bay Airport (KBY), Streaky Bay, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,983 miles (or 3,191 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 Lae Nadzab Airport and Streaky Bay Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | KBY / YKBY | 
| Airport Name: | Streaky Bay Airport | 
| Location: | Streaky Bay, South Australia, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°50'0"S by 134°17'35"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | District Council of Streaky Bay | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KBY | 
| More Information: | KBY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- In 1962, the main strip at Nadzab was resealed by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Works and lengthened to make it suitable for Mirage fighters, even though they never materialised.
- In March 1942, the Japanese occupied Lae and Salamaua.
- 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 Nadzab Airport is a regional airport located at Nadzab 42 kilometres outside of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea along the Highlands Highway.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Streaky Bay Airport (KBY):
- The closest airport to Streaky Bay Airport (KBY) is Ceduna Airport (CED), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NW of KBY.
- The furthest airport from Streaky Bay Airport (KBY) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,505 miles (18,516 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Streaky Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Streaky Bay 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.
- Streaky Bay Airport (KBY) has 2 runways.




