Nonstop flight route between Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea and Longreach, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA), Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea and Longreach Airport (LRE), Longreach, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,125 miles (or 1,811 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 relatively short distance between Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) and Longreach Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA):

• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Longreach Airport (LRE):

• The closest airport to Longreach Airport (LRE) is Barcaldine Airport (BCI), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) E of LRE.
• Longreach Airport (LRE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Longreach Airport (LRE) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,625 miles (18,709 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• In 2002, Qantas returned to the town, with a Boeing 747-238B aircraft, registered VH-EBQ and named City of Bunbury, flown into the town for static display at the Qantas Founders Outback Museum, which is also sited at the airport.
• Amy Johnson landed her de Havilland Gipsy Moth, registered G-AAAH, at the airport in 1930.
• At one time in the 1960s, Longreach airport was one of the busiest inland airports in Australia.
• During World War II, Longreach airport became, for a short time in 1942, a base for United States Army Air Forces B-17 bomber aircraft of the 28th and 93d Bombardment Squadrons.
• In 1920, the first single engine aircraft to complete the flight from England to Australia arrived.
• Because of Longreach Airport's relatively low elevation of 627 feet, planes can take off or land at Longreach 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.