Nonstop flight route between Long Apung, Indonesia and Axum, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(1°42'12"N by 114°58'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E)
Distance from LPU to AXU:
5,264.79 miles (8,472.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Long Apung Airport (LPU), Long Apung, Indonesia and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), Axum, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,265 miles (or 8,473 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 Long Apung Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV 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 Long Apung Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPU / WRLP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Long Apung, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°42'12"N by 114°58'13"E |
| Area Served: | Long Apung, Malinau Regency, North Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| Operator/Owner: | Private |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2400 feet (732 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LPU |
| More Information: | LPU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXU / HAAX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E |
| Area Served: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6916 feet (2,108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXU |
| More Information: | AXU Maps & Info |
Facts about Long Apung Airport (LPU):
- In addition to being known as "Long Apung Airport", another name for LPU is "WALP".
- The furthest airport from Long Apung Airport (LPU) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Long Apung Airport (meaning Long Apung Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,319 miles (19,826 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Long Apung Airport (LPU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Long Apung Airport (LPU) is Datadawai Airport (DTD), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SSW of LPU.
Facts about Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU):
- In addition to being known as "Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport", another name for AXU is "የአክሱም ዮሃነስ አራት የአየር ማረፊያ".
- Because of Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport's high elevation of 6,916 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AXU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AXU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Axum Airport resides at an elevation of 2,108 metres above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SE of AXU.
- The airport is named after Yohannes IV, the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1872 to 1889.
- On 2 May 1987, Douglas C-47A ET-AGT of Ethiopian Airlines was destroyed on the ground in an attack on the airport by Ethiopian Air Force MiG-23s.
- The furthest airport from Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (meaning Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,824 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.80 miles (110.72 km) SSW | Datadawai Airport (DTD) | Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 105.49 miles (169.76 km) NW | Belaga Airport (BLG) | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 107.45 miles (172.92 km) NNE | Long Banga Airport (LBP) | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 122.17 miles (196.61 km) N | Long Lellang Airport (LGL) | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 142.34 miles (229.08 km) W | Kapit Airport (KPI) | Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 144.65 miles (232.79 km) NNE | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 157.36 miles (253.24 km) NNE | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 162.54 miles (261.58 km) N | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 164.10 miles (264.09 km) NNE | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 166.62 miles (268.16 km) NW | Bintulu Airport (BTU) | Bintulu, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 172.85 miles (278.17 km) E | Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 176.69 miles (284.35 km) NNW | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 178.69 miles (287.57 km) NNE | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 193.39 miles (311.24 km) NNW | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 193.96 miles (312.14 km) NNE | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,319.06 miles (19,825.56 km) S | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,282.68 miles (19,767.01 km) WSW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,223.83 miles (19,672.29 km) SW | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,182.47 miles (19,605.73 km) SSE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,121.49 miles (19,507.59 km) E | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,103.72 miles (19,479.01 km) ESE | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,080.87 miles (19,442.22 km) WSW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,074.67 miles (19,432.26 km) WSW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,056.65 miles (19,403.25 km) ESE | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,054.97 miles (19,400.55 km) ESE | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,053.19 miles (19,397.68 km) S | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,023.26 miles (19,349.52 km) ESE | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 13 | 12,004.50 miles (19,319.32 km) NNE | Obando Airport (PDA) | Puerto Inírida, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,002.78 miles (19,316.55 km) NW | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,959.31 miles (19,246.60 km) SE | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.72 miles (110.60 km) SE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 80.30 miles (129.23 km) N | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 3 | 113.92 miles (183.34 km) NNE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 4 | 128.77 miles (207.23 km) W | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 143.63 miles (231.14 km) SW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 150.15 miles (241.64 km) S | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 163.94 miles (263.84 km) SSW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 184.94 miles (297.62 km) WNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 9 | 201.33 miles (324.02 km) WNW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 10 | 220.26 miles (354.47 km) SSE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 235.79 miles (379.47 km) S | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 270.03 miles (434.57 km) ESE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 13 | 272.87 miles (439.14 km) WSW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 14 | 284.23 miles (457.43 km) E | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 15 | 336.38 miles (541.34 km) SE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,318.37 miles (19,824.45 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,280.59 miles (19,763.64 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,202.49 miles (19,637.95 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,164.10 miles (19,576.17 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,112.78 miles (19,493.58 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,111.61 miles (19,491.69 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,100.02 miles (19,473.05 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,099.20 miles (19,471.73 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,076.28 miles (19,434.85 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,075.48 miles (19,433.56 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,068.09 miles (19,421.67 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,045.87 miles (19,385.90 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,036.28 miles (19,370.47 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,946.10 miles (19,225.33 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,933.43 miles (19,204.95 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |