Nonstop flight route between Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia and El Dorado, Venezuela:
Departure Airport:
(29°27'24"S by 147°59'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°43'0"N by 61°37'0"W)
Distance from LHG to EOR:
9,952.03 miles (16,016.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG), Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia and El Dorado Airport (EOR), El Dorado, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,952 miles (or 16,016 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 Lightning Ridge Airport and El Dorado 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 Lightning Ridge Airport and El Dorado Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LHG / YLRD |
| Airport Name: | Lightning Ridge Airport |
| Location: | Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°27'24"S by 147°59'6"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Walgett Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 540 feet (165 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LHG |
| More Information: | LHG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EOR / SVED |
| Airport Name: | El Dorado Airport |
| Location: | El Dorado, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°43'0"N by 61°37'0"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from EOR |
| More Information: | EOR Maps & Info |
Facts about Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG):
- Because of Lightning Ridge Airport's relatively low elevation of 540 feet, planes can take off or land at Lightning Ridge 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.
- Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) is Collarenebri Airport (CRB), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of LHG.
- The furthest airport from Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,784 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
Facts about El Dorado Airport (EOR):
- Because of El Dorado Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at El Dorado 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 closest airport to El Dorado Airport (EOR) is Canaima Airport (CAJ), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) WSW of EOR.
- The furthest airport from El Dorado Airport (EOR) is Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU), which is nearly antipodal to El Dorado Airport (meaning El Dorado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport), and is located 12,309 miles (19,810 kilometers) away in Bima, Indonesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.16 miles (58.20 km) E | Collarenebri Airport (CRB) | Collarenebri, New South Wales, Australia |     |
| 2 | 61.38 miles (98.79 km) NNE | Dirranbandi Airport (DRN) | Dirranbandi, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 78.67 miles (126.61 km) WSW | Brewarrina Airport (BWQ) | Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 108.02 miles (173.84 km) SSE | Coonamble Airport (CNB) | Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 111.90 miles (180.08 km) E | Moree Airport (MRZ) | Moree, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 128.42 miles (206.68 km) WSW | Bourke Airport (BRK) | Bourke, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 150.48 miles (242.17 km) SSE | Coonabarabran Airport (COJ) | Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 155.22 miles (249.81 km) ENE | Goondiwindi Airport (GOO) | Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 170.59 miles (274.54 km) SE | Gunnedah Airport (GUH) | Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 173.79 miles (279.68 km) NW | Cunnamulla Airport (CMA) | Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 186.96 miles (300.89 km) SSE | Coolah Airport (CLH) | Coolah, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 191.98 miles (308.96 km) E | Inverell Airport (IVR) | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 193.88 miles (312.02 km) S | Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO) | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 194.18 miles (312.51 km) SW | Cobar Airport (CAZ) | Cobar, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 204.58 miles (329.23 km) SE | Tamworth Airport (TMW) | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,784.34 miles (18,965.01 km) NW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 2 | 11,782.83 miles (18,962.58 km) NNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,775.88 miles (18,951.39 km) NNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,759.08 miles (18,924.36 km) NNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,743.95 miles (18,900.01 km) N | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,735.17 miles (18,885.88 km) NNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,733.41 miles (18,883.05 km) NNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,729.22 miles (18,876.30 km) N | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,574.07 miles (18,626.62 km) W | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 11,535.41 miles (18,564.40 km) W | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 11,508.71 miles (18,521.43 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,496.98 miles (18,502.56 km) W | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,487.71 miles (18,487.62 km) W | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,483.59 miles (18,481.01 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,479.56 miles (18,474.52 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 91.32 miles (146.97 km) WSW | Canaima Airport (CAJ) | Canaima, Venezuela | |
| 2 | 133.91 miles (215.51 km) NW | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 133.91 miles (215.51 km) NW | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 163.48 miles (263.09 km) NW | Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 230.01 miles (370.17 km) NW | El Tigre Airport (ELX) | El Tigre, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 231.29 miles (372.23 km) E | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 7 | 231.95 miles (373.29 km) NW | San Tomé Airport (SOM) | San Tomé, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 234.39 miles (377.22 km) NNW | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 240.97 miles (387.80 km) E | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 10 | 263.07 miles (423.36 km) SSE | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| 11 | 268.66 miles (432.37 km) N | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 12 | 270.68 miles (435.62 km) NW | Anaco Airport (AAO) | Anaco, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 270.71 miles (435.67 km) N | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 275.21 miles (442.91 km) SSE | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 15 | 294.71 miles (474.28 km) NNW | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,309.13 miles (19,809.58 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,296.97 miles (19,790.01 km) SW | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,276.83 miles (19,757.59 km) SW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,235.06 miles (19,690.37 km) SE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,234.80 miles (19,689.95 km) SE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,207.32 miles (19,645.72 km) SW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,194.26 miles (19,624.70 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,175.70 miles (19,594.85 km) ESE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,168.40 miles (19,583.10 km) WSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,157.80 miles (19,566.04 km) SE | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,155.39 miles (19,562.16 km) SSE | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,148.00 miles (19,550.26 km) S | Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) | Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,141.37 miles (19,539.58 km) WSW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,141.35 miles (19,539.56 km) WSW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,138.78 miles (19,535.42 km) ESE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |