Nonstop flight route between Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(10°10'13"S by 54°57'10"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from MBK to LAE:
10,549.18 miles (16,977.22 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,549 miles (or 16,977 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBK / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°10'13"S by 54°57'10"W |
| Area Served: | Matupá |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 928 feet (283 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBK |
| More Information: | MBK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAE / AYNZ |
| Airport Name: | Lae Nadzab Airport |
| Location: | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Papua New Guinea Office of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 239 feet (73 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAE |
| More Information: | LAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK):
- Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) WNW of MBK.
- Because of Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 928 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando Villas-Bôas 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 airport is located 4 km from downtown Matupá.
- In addition to being known as "Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport", other names for MBK include "Aeroporto Regional Orlando Villas-Bôas" and "SWXM".
- The furthest airport from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) is Surigao Airport (SUG), which is nearly antipodal to Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (meaning Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Surigao Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,949 kilometers) away in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- In March 1942, the Japanese occupied Lae and Salamaua.
- Two parallel runways were built, running roughly east to west.
- The first parachute jump for the 503rd Parachute Regiment was during the Allied paratrooper assault on 5 September 1943.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
- Because of Lae Nadzab Airport's relatively low elevation of 239 feet, planes can take off or land at Lae Nadzab 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.
- Lae airfield continued to be used by Air Niugini and other third-level airlines until 1987.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 81.16 miles (130.61 km) WNW | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 191.75 miles (308.60 km) WSW | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 240.65 miles (387.29 km) W | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 268.67 miles (432.39 km) WSW | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 301.72 miles (485.57 km) W | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 386.65 miles (622.24 km) SSW | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 389.57 miles (626.95 km) WSW | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 401.05 miles (645.42 km) ENE | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 405.29 miles (652.25 km) ENE | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 409.44 miles (658.93 km) ESE | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 11 | 415.84 miles (669.22 km) N | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 429.35 miles (690.96 km) SSE | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 13 | 439.47 miles (707.26 km) NE | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 448.49 miles (721.78 km) E | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 15 | 470.80 miles (757.67 km) W | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,395.83 miles (19,949.10 km) NW | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,369.36 miles (19,906.50 km) NNE | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,367.60 miles (19,903.67 km) WNW | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,367.40 miles (19,903.35 km) NNE | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,363.75 miles (19,897.48 km) E | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,363.74 miles (19,897.46 km) N | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,348.33 miles (19,872.66 km) ENE | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,347.61 miles (19,871.51 km) NNW | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,328.99 miles (19,841.54 km) NW | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,321.90 miles (19,830.12 km) NNE | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,304.56 miles (19,802.21 km) ENE | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,301.01 miles (19,796.51 km) NNE | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,292.53 miles (19,782.86 km) ENE | Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) | Bacolod City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,284.86 miles (19,770.52 km) NNE | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,277.48 miles (19,758.64 km) NE | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.97 miles (72.37 km) S | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 58.68 miles (94.44 km) WNW | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 63.54 miles (102.26 km) NW | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 77.51 miles (124.73 km) E | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 78.46 miles (126.27 km) WSW | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 97.63 miles (157.12 km) WNW | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 114.22 miles (183.82 km) NW | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 116.43 miles (187.38 km) SW | Kerema Airport (KMA) | Kerema, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 126.34 miles (203.32 km) WNW | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 129.27 miles (208.03 km) SW | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 139.10 miles (223.85 km) S | Fane Airport (FNE) | Fane, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 140.13 miles (225.51 km) ENE | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 145.33 miles (233.89 km) WSW | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 168.86 miles (271.75 km) NW | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 174.08 miles (280.15 km) SSE | Kokoda Airport (KKD) | Kokoda, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,714.18 miles (18,852.10 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,635.23 miles (18,725.04 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,608.79 miles (18,682.49 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,594.32 miles (18,659.20 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,576.38 miles (18,630.33 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,563.96 miles (18,610.34 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,560.62 miles (18,604.97 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,557.57 miles (18,600.06 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,536.25 miles (18,565.75 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,532.99 miles (18,560.49 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,517.64 miles (18,535.79 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,516.19 miles (18,533.47 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,515.76 miles (18,532.78 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,482.14 miles (18,478.67 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,472.16 miles (18,462.61 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |