Nonstop flight route between Gapuwiyak (Lake Evella), Northern Territory, Australia and Kerikeri, New Zealand:
Departure Airport:
(12°29'53"S by 135°48'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°15'46"S by 173°54'42"E)
Distance from LEL to KKE:
2,847.96 miles (4,583.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lake Evella Airport (LEL), Gapuwiyak (Lake Evella), Northern Territory, Australia and Kerikeri Airport (KKE), Kerikeri, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,848 miles (or 4,583 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 Lake Evella Airport and Kerikeri 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 Lake Evella Airport and Kerikeri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEL / YLEV |
| Airport Name: | Lake Evella Airport |
| Location: | Gapuwiyak (Lake Evella), Northern Territory, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°29'53"S by 135°48'18"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Gapuwiyak Community Inc. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEL |
| More Information: | LEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKE / NZKK |
| Airport Name: | Kerikeri Airport |
| Location: | Kerikeri, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°15'46"S by 173°54'42"E |
| Elevation: | 492 feet (150 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KKE |
| More Information: | KKE Maps & Info |
Facts about Lake Evella Airport (LEL):
- The furthest airport from Lake Evella Airport (LEL) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,667 miles (18,777 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- The closest airport to Lake Evella Airport (LEL) is Elcho Island Airport (ELC), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NNW of LEL.
- Lake Evella Airport (LEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lake Evella Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Lake Evella 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 Kerikeri Airport (KKE):
- The airport was initially a grass airstrip created in the early 1930s.
- If an Air New Zealand flight from Kerikeri to Auckland is not full and an Air New Zealand flight from Whangarei to Auckland is canceled, Air New Zealand sometimes flys their Beechcraft 1900D from Kerikeri to Whangarei then on to Auckland.
- Kerikeri Airport is an airport in Kerikeri, New Zealand.
- Kerikeri Airport is used by light aircraft arriving or departing from New Zealand.
- The furthest airport from Kerikeri Airport (KKE) is Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), which is nearly antipodal to Kerikeri Airport (meaning Kerikeri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport), and is located 12,403 miles (19,961 kilometers) away in Tangier, Morocco.
- Because of Kerikeri Airport's relatively low elevation of 492 feet, planes can take off or land at Kerikeri 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.
- Kerikeri Airport (KKE) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Kerikeri Airport (KKE) is Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSW of KKE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.66 miles (59.00 km) NNW | Elcho Island Airport (ELC) | Elcho Island, Northern Territory, Australia |     |
| 2 | 67.56 miles (108.73 km) WNW | Milingimbi Airport (MGT) | Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 3 | 110.37 miles (177.61 km) WNW | Maningrida Airport (MNG) | Maningrida, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 4 | 111.13 miles (178.85 km) SSE | Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE) | Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 5 | 196.66 miles (316.49 km) W | Jabiru Airport (JAB) | Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 6 | 242.78 miles (390.72 km) WNW | Croker Island Airport (CKI) | Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 7 | 248.86 miles (400.51 km) S | Borroloola Airport (BOX) | Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 8 | 273.29 miles (439.81 km) S | McArthur River Mine Airport (MCV) | McArthur River, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 9 | 332.54 miles (535.18 km) W | Darwin International Airport (DRW) | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 10 | 353.86 miles (569.48 km) W | Bathurst Island Airport (BRT) | Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 11 | 356.03 miles (572.97 km) WNW | Snake Bay Airport (SNB) | Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 12 | 371.48 miles (597.84 km) W | Garden Point Airport (GPN) | Pirlangimpi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 13 | 402.74 miles (648.14 km) E | Aurukun Airport (AUU) | Aurukun, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 412.88 miles (664.47 km) E | Weipa Airport (WEI) | Weipa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 416.80 miles (670.77 km) NE | Mopah Airport (MKQ) | Merauke, Papua, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,667.28 miles (18,776.62 km) NE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 2 | 11,609.56 miles (18,683.73 km) NE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 3 | 11,567.38 miles (18,615.85 km) NE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 4 | 11,556.32 miles (18,598.05 km) ENE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 5 | 11,542.93 miles (18,576.49 km) ENE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 6 | 11,540.06 miles (18,571.88 km) NE | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 7 | 11,528.25 miles (18,552.87 km) NE | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 8 | 11,516.51 miles (18,533.98 km) NE | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 9 | 11,491.32 miles (18,493.45 km) ENE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 10 | 11,487.51 miles (18,487.30 km) NE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 11 | 11,478.56 miles (18,472.91 km) NE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 12 | 11,469.67 miles (18,458.60 km) ENE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,467.92 miles (18,455.78 km) NE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 14 | 11,458.14 miles (18,440.05 km) NE | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 15 | 11,456.13 miles (18,436.80 km) NNE | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.19 miles (22.83 km) SSW | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 37.82 miles (60.86 km) WNW | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 43.24 miles (69.58 km) SE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 46.78 miles (75.29 km) S | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 110.56 miles (177.92 km) SE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 130.19 miles (209.53 km) SSE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 135.69 miles (218.36 km) SSE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 138.27 miles (222.52 km) SE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 159.73 miles (257.06 km) SE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 196.41 miles (316.08 km) SSE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 198.67 miles (319.72 km) SSE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 209.42 miles (337.03 km) SE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 237.55 miles (382.29 km) SSE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 247.88 miles (398.93 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 259.23 miles (417.19 km) S | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,403.31 miles (19,961.15 km) NNW | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 2 | 12,387.86 miles (19,936.28 km) WNW | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 3 | 12,387.86 miles (19,936.28 km) WNW | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 4 | 12,374.95 miles (19,915.50 km) NW | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,364.23 miles (19,898.26 km) NNE | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 6 | 12,362.75 miles (19,895.87 km) NW | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 7 | 12,345.00 miles (19,867.30 km) NNE | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 8 | 12,334.39 miles (19,850.23 km) N | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 9 | 12,324.99 miles (19,835.10 km) NW | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 10 | 12,309.74 miles (19,810.55 km) W | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 11 | 12,304.84 miles (19,802.66 km) NW | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,288.73 miles (19,776.74 km) NE | Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 13 | 12,287.51 miles (19,774.78 km) N | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,280.29 miles (19,763.16 km) NNE | Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 15 | 12,276.72 miles (19,757.42 km) NE | Faro International Airport (FAO) | Faro, Portugal | |