Nonstop flight route between Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(6°57'1"N by 126°16'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from MXI to LAE:
1,691.29 miles (2,721.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mati Airport (MXI), Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,691 miles (or 2,722 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 Mati Airport and Lae Nadzab Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXI / RPMQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°57'1"N by 126°16'20"E |
| Area Served: | Mati City, Davao Oriental, Philippines |
| Operator/Owner: | Air Transportation Office |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 157 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXI |
| More Information: | MXI 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 Mati Airport (MXI):
- Because of Mati Airport's relatively low elevation of 157 feet, planes can take off or land at Mati 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 closest airport to Mati Airport (MXI) is Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) WNW of MXI.
- Mati Airport (MXI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mati Airport", another name for MXI is "Paliparan ng MatiTugpahanan sa Mati".
- The furthest airport from Mati Airport (MXI) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Mati Airport (meaning Mati Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- Two parallel runways were built, running roughly east to west.
- 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.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In 1962, the main strip at Nadzab was resealed by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Works and lengthened to make it suitable for Mirage fighters, even though they never materialised.
- Nazdab is located twenty-seven miles NW of Lae by road 900 yds by an indefinite width.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.65 miles (71.85 km) WNW | Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) | Davao City, Philippines |     |
| 2 | 86.27 miles (138.83 km) N | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 3 | 101.60 miles (163.50 km) SW | General Santos International Airport (GES) | General Santos City, Philippines | |
| 4 | 111.81 miles (179.93 km) WSW | Allah Valley Airport (AAV) | Surallah, South Cotabato, Philippines | |
| 5 | 142.22 miles (228.88 km) W | Awang Airport (CBO) | Cotabato City, Philippines | |
| 6 | 146.77 miles (236.20 km) N | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 7 | 148.57 miles (239.09 km) NNW | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 8 | 158.63 miles (255.30 km) WNW | Malabang Airport (MLP) | Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 9 | 162.83 miles (262.04 km) WNW | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 10 | 169.21 miles (272.31 km) NW | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 186.89 miles (300.77 km) WNW | Labo Airport (OZC) | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines | |
| 12 | 191.82 miles (308.70 km) NW | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 13 | 201.39 miles (324.11 km) NNW | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 14 | 201.74 miles (324.67 km) N | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 15 | 202.12 miles (325.28 km) WNW | Pagadian Airport (PAG) | Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,199.09 miles (19,632.49 km) SSE | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,192.99 miles (19,622.67 km) SE | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,179.29 miles (19,600.61 km) W | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,177.96 miles (19,598.48 km) SE | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,174.60 miles (19,593.07 km) WSW | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,161.77 miles (19,572.43 km) SSW | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,118.80 miles (19,503.26 km) WSW | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,115.74 miles (19,498.34 km) SSE | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,103.14 miles (19,478.06 km) WSW | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,074.34 miles (19,431.72 km) SE | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,066.93 miles (19,419.79 km) SE | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,060.12 miles (19,408.83 km) W | Araguaína Airport (AUX) | Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,040.14 miles (19,376.67 km) SE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,037.38 miles (19,372.24 km) SE | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,016.70 miles (19,338.95 km) SSE | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 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 | |