Nonstop flight route between Lewoleba, Indonesia and Cape Yakataga, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:

Arrival Airport:

Distance from LWE to CYT:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- LWE Airport Information
- CYT Airport Information
- Facts about LWE
- Facts about CYT
- Map of Nearest Airports to LWE
- List of Nearest Airports to LWE
- Map of Furthest Airports from LWE
- List of Furthest Airports from LWE
- Map of Nearest Airports to CYT
- List of Nearest Airports to CYT
- Map of Furthest Airports from CYT
- List of Furthest Airports from CYT
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wonopito Airport (LWE), Lewoleba, Indonesia and Yakataga Airport (CYT), Cape Yakataga, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,917 miles (or 11,131 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 Wonopito Airport and Yakataga 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 Wonopito Airport and Yakataga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWE / WATW |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Lewoleba, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°38'26"S by 122°14'12"E |
Area Served: | Lewoleba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWE |
More Information: | LWE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYT / PACY |
Airport Name: | Yakataga Airport |
Location: | Cape Yakataga, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°4'54"N by 142°29'36"W |
Area Served: | Yakataga, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Federal Aviation Administration |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CYT |
More Information: | CYT Maps & Info |
Facts about Wonopito Airport (LWE):
- Wonopito Airport (LWE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wonopito Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Wonopito 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 Wonopito Airport (LWE) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is nearly antipodal to Wonopito Airport (meaning Wonopito Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ogle Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Guyana.
- In addition to being known as "Wonopito Airport", another name for LWE is "Bandar Udara Wai Oti".
- The closest airport to Wonopito Airport (LWE) is Frans Seda Airport (MOF), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) SSE of LWE.
Facts about Yakataga Airport (CYT):
- Because of Yakataga Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Yakataga 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 Yakataga Airport (CYT) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,555 miles (16,987 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Yakataga Airport (CYT) is Icy Bay Airport (ICY), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ESE of CYT.
- Yakataga Airport (CYT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Yakataga Airport covers an area of 1,115 acres at an elevation of 12 feet above mean sea level.