Nonstop flight route between Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia and Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste):
Departure Airport:
(31°32'17"S by 159°4'37"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°32'47"S by 125°31'28"E)
Distance from LDH to DIL:
2,675.82 miles (4,306.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH), Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia and Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL), Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,676 miles (or 4,306 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDH / YLHI |
| Airport Name: | Lord Howe Island Airport |
| Location: | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°32'17"S by 159°4'37"E |
| Area Served: | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Lord Howe Island Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LDH |
| More Information: | LDH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIL / WPDL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°32'47"S by 125°31'28"E |
| Operator/Owner: | East Timor Civil Aviation Division |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DIL |
| More Information: | DIL Maps & Info |
Facts about Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH):
- Lord Howe Island Airport is a regional and international airport providing air transportation to Lord Howe Island.
- Lord Howe Island Airport served 33,385 revenue passengers during financial year 2009-2010,ranking it 64th amongst airports in Australia.
- Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lord Howe Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Lord Howe Island 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 Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) is Madeira Airport (FNC), which is nearly antipodal to Lord Howe Island Airport (meaning Lord Howe Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Madeira Airport), and is located 12,181 miles (19,604 kilometers) away in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
- Lord Howe Island is an important transit and refueling point for light aircraft flying between Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) is Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS), which is located 363 miles (584 kilometers) WNW of LDH.
Facts about Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL):
- Under Portuguese rule, Baucau Airport, which has a much longer runway, was used for international flights, but following its integration to Indonesia in 1975, this was taken over by the Indonesian military and closed to civilian traffic.
- Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) is Baucau Airport (BCH), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) E of DIL.
- The furthest airport from Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) is Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG), which is nearly antipodal to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (meaning Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zorg en Hoop Airport), and is located 12,242 miles (19,701 kilometers) away in Paramaribo, Suriname.
- Because of Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Presidente Nicolau Lobato International 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 "Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport", another name for DIL is "Aeroporto Internacional Presidente Nicolau Lobato".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 363.11 miles (584.37 km) WNW | Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia |     |
| 2 | 366.14 miles (589.25 km) W | Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 373.68 miles (601.37 km) W | Kempsey Airport (KPS) | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 377.27 miles (607.16 km) WNW | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 378.66 miles (609.39 km) WNW | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 379.81 miles (611.24 km) WNW | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 394.60 miles (635.04 km) WNW | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 407.11 miles (655.18 km) WNW | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 432.32 miles (695.76 km) WSW | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 446.40 miles (718.42 km) WSW | Belmont Airport (BEO) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 447.08 miles (719.50 km) W | Armidale Airport (ARM) | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 451.21 miles (726.15 km) WSW | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 457.66 miles (736.53 km) WNW | Glen Innes Airport (GLI) | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 459.12 miles (738.87 km) NW | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 460.51 miles (741.11 km) WSW | Cessnock Airport (CES) | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,181.46 miles (19,604.12 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,160.54 miles (19,570.44 km) NW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,149.55 miles (19,552.75 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,107.90 miles (19,485.72 km) NW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,090.89 miles (19,458.36 km) NW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,081.45 miles (19,443.17 km) NW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,021.69 miles (19,346.99 km) NW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 8 | 11,989.82 miles (19,295.69 km) NNE | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,964.85 miles (19,255.50 km) WNW | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 11,963.80 miles (19,253.82 km) WNW | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 11,929.64 miles (19,198.84 km) NNE | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,882.86 miles (19,123.56 km) WNW | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 13 | 11,828.45 miles (19,036.00 km) NNE | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,816.30 miles (19,016.45 km) NNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 15 | 11,815.18 miles (19,014.64 km) WNW | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.90 miles (96.40 km) E | Baucau Airport (BCH) | Baucau, East Timor | |
| 2 | 62.45 miles (100.50 km) ESE | Viqueque Airport (VIQ) | Viqueque, East Timor | |
| 3 | 69.09 miles (111.19 km) SW | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 69.57 miles (111.96 km) WNW | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 169.03 miles (272.03 km) SW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 224.72 miles (361.64 km) W | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 224.72 miles (361.66 km) W | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 264.74 miles (426.06 km) W | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 279.25 miles (449.41 km) WSW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 292.84 miles (471.28 km) NW | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 305.03 miles (490.90 km) W | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 333.99 miles (537.50 km) NNE | Namrole Airport (NRE) | Buru, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 364.65 miles (586.84 km) WSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 375.05 miles (603.58 km) NW | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 377.73 miles (607.89 km) NNE | Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ) | Ambon, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,241.57 miles (19,700.86 km) NNE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 2 | 12,225.46 miles (19,674.91 km) N | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 3 | 12,217.53 miles (19,662.16 km) NNE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 4 | 12,212.25 miles (19,653.66 km) NE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 5 | 12,194.36 miles (19,624.88 km) NE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 6 | 12,185.94 miles (19,611.32 km) NE | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 7 | 12,160.69 miles (19,570.68 km) ENE | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 8 | 12,146.82 miles (19,548.36 km) N | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 9 | 12,143.33 miles (19,542.74 km) NE | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 10 | 12,141.82 miles (19,540.32 km) ENE | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 11 | 12,141.58 miles (19,539.93 km) NNE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 12 | 12,141.28 miles (19,539.45 km) NNW | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 13 | 12,130.44 miles (19,522.00 km) N | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 14 | 12,130.26 miles (19,521.72 km) NNE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 15 | 12,115.54 miles (19,498.02 km) NNE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |