Nonstop flight route between Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea and Chişinău, Moldova:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from LSA to KIV:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- LSA Airport Information
- KIV Airport Information
- Facts about LSA
- Facts about KIV
- Map of Nearest Airports to LSA
- List of Nearest Airports to LSA
- Map of Furthest Airports from LSA
- List of Furthest Airports from LSA
- Map of Nearest Airports to KIV
- List of Nearest Airports to KIV
- Map of Furthest Airports from KIV
- List of Furthest Airports from KIV
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA), Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea and Chișinău International Airport (KIV), Chişinău, Moldova would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,144 miles (or 13,106 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 Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) and Chișinău International 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 Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) and Chișinău International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSA / AYKA |
Airport Name: | Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) |
Location: | Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°30'18"S by 151°4'48"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from LSA |
More Information: | LSA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIV / LUKK |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Chişinău, Moldova |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°55'40"N by 28°55'50"E |
Operator/Owner: | CIA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 399 feet (122 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIV |
More Information: | KIV Maps & Info |
Facts about Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA):
- Because of Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) 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 Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA) is Vivigani Airport (VIV), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) SW of LSA.
- The furthest airport from Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,904 miles (19,157 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
Facts about Chișinău International Airport (KIV):
- There are bus lines and rutieră vans frequently departing from the airport.
- Chișinău International Airport (KIV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of KIV.
- The furthest airport from Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The first scheduled flights to Chișinău started on 24 June 1926, on the route Bucharest – Galați – Chișinău and Iași.
- Chișinău International Airport handled 1,321,362 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Chișinău International Airport", another name for KIV is "Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău".
- Because of Chișinău International Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Chișinău International 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.
- There is a currency exchange area located in the front lobby, although the exchange rates are slightly higher than in the city.
- Previously passengers had to present their passport, ticket and their registration.