Nonstop flight route between Mikkeli, Finland and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(61°41'11"N by 27°11'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from MIK to LAE:
7,562.05 miles (12,169.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mikkeli Airport (MIK), Mikkeli, Finland and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,562 miles (or 12,170 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 Mikkeli Airport and Lae Nadzab 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 Mikkeli Airport and Lae Nadzab Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIK / EFMI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mikkeli, Finland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°41'11"N by 27°11'59"E |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Mikkeli |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 329 feet (100 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIK |
| More Information: | MIK 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 Mikkeli Airport (MIK):
- The closest airport to Mikkeli Airport (MIK) is Varkaus Airport (VRK), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNE of MIK.
- Because of Mikkeli Airport's relatively low elevation of 329 feet, planes can take off or land at Mikkeli 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.
- Mikkeli Airport (MIK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Mikkeli Airport handled 1,214 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Mikkeli Airport", another name for MIK is "Mikkelin lentoasema".
- The secondary tower of Mikkeli Airport
- The furthest airport from Mikkeli Airport (MIK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,873 miles (17,498 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- 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.
- Two parallel runways were built, running roughly east to west.
- In about 1910 the Gabmatsung/Gabmazung Lutheran mission station was established at Nadzab.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.93 miles (64.26 km) NNE | Varkaus Airport (VRK) | Joroinen, Finland |     |
| 2 | 54.27 miles (87.34 km) SE | Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) | Lappeenranta, Finland | |
| 3 | 55.27 miles (88.95 km) S | Utti Airport (UTI) | Utti / Valkeala, Finland | |
| 4 | 69.88 miles (112.46 km) NW | Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) | Jyväskylä, Finland | |
| 5 | 79.65 miles (128.19 km) W | Halli Airport (KEV) | Kuorevesi, Finland | |
| 6 | 93.32 miles (150.19 km) NNE | Kuopio Airport (KUO) | Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland | |
| 7 | 99.13 miles (159.54 km) ENE | Kitee Airfield (KTQ) | Kitee, Finland | |
| 8 | 103.09 miles (165.90 km) NE | Joensuu Airport (JOE) | Joensuu, Finland | |
| 9 | 105.12 miles (169.18 km) SW | Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) | Hyvinkää, Finland | |
| 10 | 120.35 miles (193.68 km) W | Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) | Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland | |
| 11 | 120.66 miles (194.18 km) SW | Helsinki Airport (HEL) | Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland | |
| 12 | 122.55 miles (197.22 km) SW | Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) | Helsinki / Malmi, Finland | |
| 13 | 157.02 miles (252.70 km) WNW | Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) | Seinäjoki, Finland | |
| 14 | 164.03 miles (263.98 km) SE | Rzhevka Airport (RVH) | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| 15 | 164.48 miles (264.71 km) WNW | Kauhajoki Airfield (KHJ) | Kauhajoki, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,872.69 miles (17,497.85 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,615.12 miles (17,083.33 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,600.30 miles (17,059.49 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,590.91 miles (17,044.38 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,581.76 miles (17,029.64 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,558.94 miles (16,992.93 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,554.12 miles (16,985.17 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,552.98 miles (16,983.33 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,551.55 miles (16,981.02 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,524.12 miles (16,936.89 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,521.75 miles (16,933.08 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,521.39 miles (16,932.49 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,504.06 miles (16,904.61 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,497.47 miles (16,893.99 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,496.62 miles (16,892.64 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |