Nonstop flight route between Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Kasaba Bay, Zambia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB), Kasaba Bay, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,911 miles (or 12,732 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 Kasaba Bay 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 Kasaba Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | ZKB / FLKY | 
| Airport Name: | Kasaba Bay Airport | 
| Location: | Kasaba Bay, Zambia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°31'27"S by 30°39'41"E | 
| Elevation: | 2780 feet (847 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZKB | 
| More Information: | ZKB Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- Between April 1943 and July 1943, the Allied Geographical Section of South West Pacific Area conducted reconnaissance after the Japanese invasion.
- Nazdab is located twenty-seven miles NW of Lae by road 900 yds by an indefinite width.
- After Lae was liberated, the United States Army built Nadzab airport and developed it into a massive airbase complex.
- Lae airfield continued to be used by Air Niugini and other third-level airlines until 1987.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB):
- The furthest airport from Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,724 miles (18,869 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB) is Mbala Airport (MMQ), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) ESE of ZKB.




