Nonstop flight route between Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia and Maun, Botswana:
Departure Airport:
(29°27'24"S by 147°59'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(19°58'21"S by 23°25'51"E)
Distance from LHG to MUB:
7,408.79 miles (11,923.26 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG), Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia and Maun Airport (MUB), Maun, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,409 miles (or 11,923 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 Maun 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 Maun 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: | MUB / FBMN |
| Airport Name: | Maun Airport |
| Location: | Maun, Botswana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°58'21"S by 23°25'51"E |
| Area Served: | Maun |
| Operator/Owner: | Botswana Department of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3093 feet (943 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUB |
| More Information: | MUB Maps & Info |
Facts about Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG):
- Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Maun Airport (MUB):
- The first planes to land here were before World War II – in the 1930s, just a mere 30 or so years after the Wright brothers made their historic first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
- Maun Airport (MUB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Maun Airport (MUB) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is located 165 miles (266 kilometers) SW of MUB.
- The furthest airport from Maun Airport (MUB) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is nearly antipodal to Maun Airport (meaning Maun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kona International Airport at Keāhole), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
- The airport has gone under recent expansion.
| 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 | 165.09 miles (265.68 km) SW | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 2 | 168.76 miles (271.58 km) NNE | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 3 | 186.37 miles (299.94 km) NE | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 4 | 203.82 miles (328.02 km) NE | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | 215.69 miles (347.12 km) NE | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 6 | 221.89 miles (357.10 km) NW | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 7 | 251.80 miles (405.23 km) ENE | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | 274.11 miles (441.13 km) ESE | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 9 | 279.67 miles (450.08 km) WNW | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 10 | 297.53 miles (478.83 km) SSW | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 11 | 321.97 miles (518.17 km) NNE | Ngoma Airport (ZGM) | Ngoma, Zambia | |
| 12 | 326.47 miles (525.40 km) N | Mongu Airport (MNR) | Mongu, Western Province, Zambia | |
| 13 | 329.72 miles (530.64 km) SSE | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 14 | 335.97 miles (540.69 km) WSW | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 15 | 336.77 miles (541.98 km) E | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,399.15 miles (19,954.45 km) WNW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,386.56 miles (19,934.18 km) WNW | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,380.70 miles (19,924.75 km) W | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,378.27 miles (19,920.85 km) W | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,375.40 miles (19,916.23 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,372.19 miles (19,911.05 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,369.54 miles (19,906.80 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,368.03 miles (19,904.36 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,348.40 miles (19,872.77 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,347.30 miles (19,871.01 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,336.45 miles (19,853.55 km) W | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,309.09 miles (19,809.51 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,309.09 miles (19,809.51 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,302.90 miles (19,799.55 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,295.55 miles (19,787.73 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |