Nonstop flight route between Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Gaspé, Quebec, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP), Gaspé, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,999 miles (or 14,482 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 Michel-Pouliot Gaspé 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 Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):

• In March 1942, the Japanese occupied Lae and Salamaua.
• 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.
• Nadzab is located on the Erap River, 5 kilometres North of the Markham River.
• 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 Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
• Nazdab is located twenty-seven miles NW of Lae by road 900 yds by an indefinite width.
• 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.

Facts about Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP):

• In addition to being known as "Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport", another name for YGP is "Gaspé (Michel-Pouliot) Airport".
• Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP) is Bonaventure Airport (YVB), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) SW of YGP.
• Because of Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Michel-Pouliot Gaspé 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 furthest airport from Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,474 miles (18,466 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.