Nonstop flight route between Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia and Garachiné, Panama:
Departure Airport:
(29°27'24"S by 147°59'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°3'53"N by 78°22'0"W)
Distance from LHG to GHE:
9,093.33 miles (14,634.26 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG), Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia and Garachiné Airport (GHE), Garachiné, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,093 miles (or 14,634 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 Garachiné 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 Garachiné 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: | GHE / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Garachiné, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°3'53"N by 78°22'0"W |
| Area Served: | Garachiné, Darién Province, Panama |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GHE |
| More Information: | GHE Maps & Info |
Facts about Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG):
- Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) is Collarenebri Airport (CRB), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of LHG.
Facts about Garachiné Airport (GHE):
- Garachiné Airport (GHE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Garachiné Airport", another name for GHE is "Aeropuerto de Garachiné".
- The closest airport to Garachiné Airport (GHE) is Contadora Airport (OTD), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) NW of GHE.
- The furthest airport from Garachiné Airport (GHE) is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), which is nearly antipodal to Garachiné Airport (meaning Garachiné Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport), and is located 12,142 miles (19,541 kilometers) away in Bengkulu, 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 | 59.99 miles (96.54 km) NW | Contadora Airport (OTD) | Contadora Island, Panama | |
| 2 | 74.67 miles (120.17 km) NE | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| 3 | 79.34 miles (127.69 km) ENE | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 4 | 80.86 miles (130.13 km) NNE | Achutupo Airport (ACU) | Achutupo, Panama | |
| 5 | 86.47 miles (139.17 km) N | Playón Chico Airport (PYC) | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama | |
| 6 | 98.28 miles (158.17 km) NW | Tocumen International Airport (PTY) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 7 | 102.64 miles (165.18 km) NW | Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 8 | 114.29 miles (183.93 km) E | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 9 | 122.31 miles (196.84 km) W | Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) | Cocle, Panama | |
| 10 | 135.89 miles (218.70 km) NW | Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) | Colón, Panama | |
| 11 | 144.91 miles (233.22 km) SSE | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| 12 | 176.39 miles (283.86 km) W | Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP) | Santiago de Veraguas, Panama | |
| 13 | 179.52 miles (288.90 km) SSE | Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) | Nuquí, Colombia | |
| 14 | 181.41 miles (291.94 km) ENE | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 15 | 202.29 miles (325.56 km) SE | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,142.40 miles (19,541.25 km) S | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,124.97 miles (19,513.21 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,114.77 miles (19,496.78 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,093.48 miles (19,462.51 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,067.28 miles (19,420.36 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,055.54 miles (19,401.46 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,023.88 miles (19,350.51 km) S | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,022.31 miles (19,347.98 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,021.79 miles (19,347.14 km) W | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,003.84 miles (19,318.25 km) SSE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,003.41 miles (19,317.57 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,981.30 miles (19,281.99 km) W | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,971.67 miles (19,266.49 km) SSW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,955.04 miles (19,239.72 km) W | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,928.27 miles (19,196.64 km) W | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |