Nonstop flight route between Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea and Wrangell, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(3°2'32"S by 152°37'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(56°29'3"N by 132°22'10"W)
Distance from LNV to WRG:
5,828.08 miles (9,379.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV), Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea and Wrangell Airport (WRG), Wrangell, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,828 miles (or 9,379 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 Lihir Island Regional Airport and Wrangell Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNV / AYKY |
| Airport Name: | Lihir Island Regional Airport |
| Location: | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°2'32"S by 152°37'40"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from LNV |
| More Information: | LNV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRG / PAWG |
| Airport Name: | Wrangell Airport |
| Location: | Wrangell, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°29'3"N by 132°22'10"W |
| Area Served: | Wrangell, Alaska |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WRG |
| More Information: | WRG Maps & Info |
Facts about Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV):
- The furthest airport from Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,846 miles (19,064 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Because of Lihir Island Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Lihir Island Regional 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 Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) is Namatanai Airport (ATN), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SSW of LNV.
Facts about Wrangell Airport (WRG):
- Because of Wrangell Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Wrangell 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 Wrangell Airport (WRG) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,572 miles (17,015 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Wrangell Airport (WRG) currently has only 1 runway.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 10,601 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 10,790 enplanements in 2009, and 10,882 in 2010.
- Wrangell Airport has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,999 by 150 feet.
- The closest airport to Wrangell Airport (WRG) is Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of WRG.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.03 miles (72.46 km) SSW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 91.30 miles (146.93 km) S | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 129.62 miles (208.60 km) WNW | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 149.30 miles (240.27 km) SE | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 184.70 miles (297.24 km) SSW | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 196.18 miles (315.72 km) SSW | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 207.14 miles (333.36 km) WNW | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 216.52 miles (348.46 km) SE | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 226.74 miles (364.90 km) SW | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 273.60 miles (440.31 km) SW | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 304.98 miles (490.81 km) SW | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 310.14 miles (499.12 km) SE | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 333.82 miles (537.23 km) WSW | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 353.31 miles (568.60 km) SE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 362.71 miles (583.72 km) SE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,846.05 miles (19,064.32 km) SE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,613.46 miles (18,690.01 km) SE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,595.31 miles (18,660.79 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,582.17 miles (18,639.65 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,574.39 miles (18,627.13 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,560.16 miles (18,604.23 km) SE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,553.27 miles (18,593.14 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,542.71 miles (18,576.14 km) SE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,533.59 miles (18,561.47 km) ESE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,513.24 miles (18,528.72 km) SE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,506.06 miles (18,517.16 km) SE | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,482.10 miles (18,478.59 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,477.69 miles (18,471.51 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,471.08 miles (18,460.87 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,463.70 miles (18,448.98 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.97 miles (49.84 km) NW | Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG) | Petersburg, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 37.02 miles (59.58 km) SSW | Coffman Cove Seaplane Base (KCC) | Coffman Cove, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 38.44 miles (61.86 km) SW | North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP) | North Whale Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 48.62 miles (78.24 km) WSW | Port Protection Seaplane Base (PPV) | Port Protection, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 48.74 miles (78.45 km) W | Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB) | Point Baker, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 50.62 miles (81.47 km) ENE | Bronson Creek Airport (YBM) | Bronson Creek, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 52.74 miles (84.88 km) SW | Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI) | Tokeen, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 54.89 miles (88.33 km) SW | Naukati Bay Seaplane Base (WNC) | Tuxekan Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 55.40 miles (89.16 km) S | Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB) | Thorne Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 67.06 miles (107.92 km) WNW | Kake Airport (KAE) | Kake, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 68.23 miles (109.81 km) SSW | Klawock Airport (KLW) | Klawock, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 69.37 miles (111.64 km) S | Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) | Hollis, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 75.71 miles (121.84 km) SSW | Craig Seaplane Base (CGA) | Craig, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 82.15 miles (132.21 km) SSE | Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 83.38 miles (134.19 km) SSE | Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,572.36 miles (17,014.52 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,566.72 miles (17,005.44 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,562.70 miles (16,998.98 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,487.90 miles (16,878.59 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,479.95 miles (16,865.80 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,479.41 miles (16,864.94 km) SSE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,413.68 miles (16,759.16 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,401.70 miles (16,739.88 km) SSE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,381.22 miles (16,706.91 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,374.47 miles (16,696.05 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,366.01 miles (16,682.43 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,365.67 miles (16,681.88 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,364.78 miles (16,680.46 km) SE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,350.79 miles (16,657.95 km) SSE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,343.99 miles (16,646.99 km) SE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |