Nonstop flight route between Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(31°32'17"S by 159°4'37"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°26'35"S by 147°13'11"E)
Distance from LDH to POM:
1,705.52 miles (2,744.77 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 Jacksons International Airport (POM), Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,706 miles (or 2,745 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 relatively short distance between Lord Howe Island Airport and Jacksons International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | POM / AYPY |
| Airport Name: | Jacksons International Airport |
| Location: | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°26'35"S by 147°13'11"E |
| Operator/Owner: | PNG National Airports Corporation Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 124 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from POM |
| More Information: | POM Maps & Info |
Facts about Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH):
- The closest airport to Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) is Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS), which is located 363 miles (584 kilometers) WNW of LDH.
- 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.
- The airport's elevation above mean sea level is 17 ft and it has one runway, measuring 886 m × 30 m.
Facts about Jacksons International Airport (POM):
- Jacksons International Airport (POM) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Jacksons International Airport (POM) is Haelogo Airport (HEO), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of POM.
- Air Niugini has its head office in the Air Niugini House, on the airport property.
- Jacksons International Airport consists of two terminals, the Domestic Terminal, housing Air Niugini and Airlines PNG, and the International Terminal, servicing all other airlines plus Air Niugini and Airlines PNG's international routes.
- Because of Jacksons International Airport's relatively low elevation of 124 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacksons 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.
- The furthest airport from Jacksons International Airport (POM) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
| 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 | 33.41 miles (53.77 km) NE | Haelogo Airport (HEO) | Haelogo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 35.99 miles (57.92 km) ENE | Efogi Airport (EFG) | Efogi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 52.20 miles (84.00 km) NE | Kokoda Airport (KKD) | Kokoda, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 62.33 miles (100.30 km) N | Fane Airport (FNE) | Fane, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 112.49 miles (181.03 km) ESE | Abau Airport (ABW) | Abau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 132.14 miles (212.67 km) E | Wanigela Airport (AGL) | Wanigela, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 142.27 miles (228.96 km) NW | Kerema Airport (KMA) | Kerema, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 151.30 miles (243.49 km) ESE | Agaun Airport (AUP) | Agaun, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 158.75 miles (255.49 km) NNW | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 163.76 miles (263.55 km) NW | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 189.25 miles (304.57 km) NNW | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 199.68 miles (321.36 km) NNE | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 201.40 miles (324.12 km) N | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 211.54 miles (340.44 km) E | Vivigani Airport (VIV) | Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 212.05 miles (341.25 km) NW | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,762.08 miles (18,929.19 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,748.14 miles (18,906.75 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,708.60 miles (18,843.12 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,704.44 miles (18,836.42 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,692.35 miles (18,816.96 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,681.64 miles (18,799.72 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,680.25 miles (18,797.49 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,626.00 miles (18,710.18 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,605.30 miles (18,676.87 km) NW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,517.67 miles (18,535.85 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,441.27 miles (18,412.89 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,385.06 miles (18,322.43 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,377.27 miles (18,309.90 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,362.56 miles (18,286.23 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,347.35 miles (18,261.74 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |