Nonstop flight route between Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Pendleton, Oregon, 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 Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT), Pendleton, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,756 miles (or 10,873 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: | PDT / KPDT |
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Location: | Pendleton, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°41'42"N by 118°50'29"W |
Area Served: | Pendleton, Oregon, United States |
Operator/Owner: | City of Pendleton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1497 feet (456 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PDT |
More Information: | PDT Maps & Info |
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- 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 first parachute jump for the 503rd Parachute Regiment was during the Allied paratrooper assault on 5 September 1943.
- In about 1910 the Gabmatsung/Gabmazung Lutheran mission station was established at Nadzab.
- Today, the former 'East Base' or No.
- 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.
- Nazdab is located twenty-seven miles NW of Lae by road 900 yds by an indefinite width.
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
Facts about Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT):
- Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT) is Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WNW of PDT.
- United Airlines served Pendleton from the 1930s until 1981.
- The furthest airport from Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,806 miles (17,391 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Eastern Oregon Regional Airport", another name for PDT is "Pendleton Army Airfield".
- The Federal Aviation Administration says the airport had 7,217 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,828 in 2009 and 4,898 in 2010.