Nonstop flight route between Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°15'1"S by 64°47'2"W)
Distance from LAE to LBR:
10,064.38 miles (16,197.00 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Lábrea Airport (LBR), Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,064 miles (or 16,197 kilometers).
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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: | LBR / SWLB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°15'1"S by 64°47'2"W |
| Area Served: | Lábrea |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LBR |
| More Information: | LBR Maps & Info |
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- Two parallel runways were built, running roughly east to west.
- 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 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.
- Lae airfield continued to be used by Air Niugini and other third-level airlines until 1987.
- In March 1942, the Japanese occupied Lae and Salamaua.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Lábrea Airport (LBR):
- Because of Lábrea Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Lábrea 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 addition to being known as "Lábrea Airport", another name for LBR is "Aeroporto de Lábrea".
- The closest airport to Lábrea Airport (LBR) is Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH), which is located 118 miles (189 kilometers) SSE of LBR.
- The furthest airport from Lábrea Airport (LBR) is Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), which is nearly antipodal to Lábrea Airport (meaning Lábrea Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kota Kinabalu International Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,843 kilometers) away in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
- Lábrea Airport (LBR) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.97 miles (72.37 km) S | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 58.68 miles (94.44 km) WNW | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 63.54 miles (102.26 km) NW | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 77.51 miles (124.73 km) E | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 78.46 miles (126.27 km) WSW | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 97.63 miles (157.12 km) WNW | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 114.22 miles (183.82 km) NW | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 116.43 miles (187.38 km) SW | Kerema Airport (KMA) | Kerema, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 126.34 miles (203.32 km) WNW | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 129.27 miles (208.03 km) SW | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 139.10 miles (223.85 km) S | Fane Airport (FNE) | Fane, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 140.13 miles (225.51 km) ENE | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 145.33 miles (233.89 km) WSW | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 168.86 miles (271.75 km) NW | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 174.08 miles (280.15 km) SSE | Kokoda Airport (KKD) | Kokoda, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,714.18 miles (18,852.10 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,635.23 miles (18,725.04 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,608.79 miles (18,682.49 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,594.32 miles (18,659.20 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,576.38 miles (18,630.33 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,563.96 miles (18,610.34 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,560.62 miles (18,604.97 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,557.57 miles (18,600.06 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,536.25 miles (18,565.75 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,532.99 miles (18,560.49 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,517.64 miles (18,535.79 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,516.19 miles (18,533.47 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,515.76 miles (18,532.78 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,482.14 miles (18,478.67 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,472.16 miles (18,462.61 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 117.72 miles (189.44 km) SSE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 2 | 218.86 miles (352.22 km) NW | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 243.46 miles (391.81 km) NNE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 249.72 miles (401.88 km) S | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 267.42 miles (430.37 km) N | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 275.65 miles (443.62 km) SSW | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 279.28 miles (449.46 km) SW | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 8 | 320.50 miles (515.79 km) SE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 352.28 miles (566.95 km) W | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 378.09 miles (608.48 km) SW | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 410.22 miles (660.18 km) WNW | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 412.78 miles (664.30 km) WNW | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 13 | 420.88 miles (677.34 km) S | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 422.76 miles (680.37 km) ESE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 15 | 430.72 miles (693.18 km) SW | Iberia Airport (IBP) | Iberia, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,329.65 miles (19,842.60 km) NNW | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 12,323.82 miles (19,833.21 km) WNW | Kudat Airport (KUD) | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,302.14 miles (19,798.33 km) N | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,290.55 miles (19,779.67 km) NNW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,276.24 miles (19,756.64 km) N | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 6 | 12,270.40 miles (19,747.25 km) N | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,267.47 miles (19,742.52 km) N | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,249.41 miles (19,713.46 km) N | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,237.50 miles (19,694.29 km) N | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,225.67 miles (19,675.25 km) N | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,221.21 miles (19,668.08 km) WNW | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,217.79 miles (19,662.58 km) NNE | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,215.77 miles (19,659.33 km) NNE | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,213.96 miles (19,656.41 km) N | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,209.74 miles (19,649.63 km) N | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |