Nonstop flight route between Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Voinjama, Liberia:
Departure Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°19'40"N by 9°46'5"W)
Distance from LAE to VOI:
10,822.09 miles (17,416.43 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 Voinjama Airport (VOI), Voinjama, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,822 miles (or 17,416 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 Voinjama Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | VOI / GLVA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Voinjama, Liberia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°19'40"N by 9°46'5"W |
| Area Served: | Voinjama |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1395 feet (425 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VOI |
| More Information: | VOI Maps & Info |
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- The first parachute jump for the 503rd Parachute Regiment was during the Allied paratrooper assault on 5 September 1943.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
- In March 1942, the Japanese occupied Lae and Salamaua.
- After Lae was liberated, the United States Army built Nadzab airport and developed it into a massive airbase complex.
- 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.
Facts about Voinjama Airport (VOI):
- The furthest airport from Voinjama Airport (VOI) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Voinjama Airport (meaning Voinjama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,030 miles (19,361 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- Voinjama Airport (VOI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Voinjama Airport", another name for VOI is "Tenebu Airfield".
- The closest airport to Voinjama Airport (VOI) is Macenta Airport (MCA), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of VOI.
| 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 | 24.99 miles (40.22 km) NE | Macenta Airport (MCA) | Macenta, Guinea | |
| 2 | 31.38 miles (50.50 km) W | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 3 | 62.47 miles (100.54 km) NNW | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 4 | 81.10 miles (130.51 km) ESE | Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) | N'zerekore, Guinea | |
| 5 | 89.64 miles (144.27 km) WNW | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | 99.55 miles (160.22 km) SE | Nimba Airport (NIA) | Nimba, Liberia | |
| 7 | 100.64 miles (161.96 km) WSW | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 8 | 136.35 miles (219.43 km) NNW | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 9 | 138.91 miles (223.56 km) W | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 149.75 miles (240.99 km) NW | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 150.29 miles (241.88 km) SSW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 12 | 151.09 miles (243.16 km) NNE | Kankan Airport (KNN) | Kankan, Guinea | |
| 13 | 156.36 miles (251.63 km) SSW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 14 | 166.13 miles (267.36 km) ESE | Man Airport (MJC) | Man, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 168.63 miles (271.39 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,030.30 miles (19,360.85 km) SSE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,013.68 miles (19,334.10 km) SSE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 11,992.15 miles (19,299.44 km) SSE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 11,953.58 miles (19,237.37 km) SSE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 11,930.90 miles (19,200.87 km) SSE | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 11,923.65 miles (19,189.21 km) SSE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 11,900.76 miles (19,152.38 km) SSE | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 11,897.74 miles (19,147.51 km) SSE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 11,868.14 miles (19,099.87 km) SSE | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,866.73 miles (19,097.61 km) SSE | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 11,863.98 miles (19,093.18 km) E | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 11,852.87 miles (19,075.29 km) SSE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 13 | 11,852.47 miles (19,074.65 km) SSE | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,850.15 miles (19,070.92 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 11,849.48 miles (19,069.84 km) SSE | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |