Nonstop flight route between Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States and Malakal, South Sudan:
Departure Airport:
(40°1'59"N by 74°21'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°33'32"N by 31°39'7"E)
Distance from NEL to MAK:
6,620.41 miles (10,654.49 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States and Malakal Airport (MAK), Malakal, South Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,620 miles (or 10,654 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 JB MDL Lakehurst and Malakal 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 JB MDL Lakehurst and Malakal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEL / KNEL |
| Airport Name: | JB MDL Lakehurst |
| Location: | Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°1'59"N by 74°21'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| View all routes: | Routes from NEL |
| More Information: | NEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAK / HSSM |
| Airport Name: | Malakal Airport |
| Location: | Malakal, South Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°33'32"N by 31°39'7"E |
| Area Served: | Malakal, South Sudan |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of South Sudan |
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
| Elevation: | 1291 feet (393 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAK |
| More Information: | MAK Maps & Info |
Facts about JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL):
- Today the base is used for various Naval Aviation development programs.
- The closest airport to JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Ocean County Airport (MJX), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of NEL.
- The base housed many Navy non-rigid airships, otherwise knowns as "blimps," in several squadrons before, during, and after World War II.
- Also known as Maxfield Field, the host unit at Lakehurst is the United States Air Force 87th Air Base Wing.
- The furthest airport from JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,936 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Navy's lighter-than-air program was conducted at Lakehurst through the 1930s.
Facts about Malakal Airport (MAK):
- The furthest airport from Malakal Airport (MAK) is Ahe Airport (AHE), which is nearly antipodal to Malakal Airport (meaning Malakal Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ahe Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,428 kilometers) away in Ahe, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Malakal Airport (MAK) is Beica Airport (BEI), which is located 196 miles (315 kilometers) E of MAK.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 1,291 feet above mean sea level.
- Malakal Airport (MAK) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.00 miles (12.87 km) SSE | Ocean County Airport (MJX) | Toms River, New Jersey, United States |     |
| 2 | 12.66 miles (20.37 km) W | McGuire AFB (WRI) | Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States | |
| 3 | 16.09 miles (25.90 km) NE | Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM) | Belmar/Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | |
| 4 | 26.80 miles (43.13 km) WSW | South Jersey Regional Airport (LLY) | Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States | |
| 5 | 29.53 miles (47.52 km) NW | Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | |
| 6 | 29.97 miles (48.24 km) NNW | Princeton Airport (PCT) | Princeton/Rocky Hill, New Jersey, United States | |
| 7 | 34.90 miles (56.17 km) W | Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 8 | 36.30 miles (58.42 km) NNW | Central Jersey Regional Airport (JVI) | Manville, New Jersey, United States | |
| 9 | 40.77 miles (65.61 km) N | Linden Airport (LDJ) | Linden, New Jersey, United States | |
| 10 | 41.52 miles (66.82 km) SSW | Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| 11 | 43.53 miles (70.06 km) WNW | NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 12 | 45.54 miles (73.29 km) WNW | Doylestown Airport (DYL) | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 13 | 46.57 miles (74.95 km) NNE | Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) | Newark/Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States | |
| 14 | 46.84 miles (75.38 km) S | Bader Field (AIY) | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| 15 | 48.31 miles (77.75 km) WSW | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,766.60 miles (18,936.46 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,742.57 miles (18,897.78 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,735.58 miles (18,886.54 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,716.41 miles (18,855.69 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,683.89 miles (18,803.35 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,654.70 miles (18,756.37 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,645.76 miles (18,741.99 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,642.84 miles (18,737.29 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,634.39 miles (18,723.69 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,580.96 miles (18,637.71 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,505.49 miles (18,516.25 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,485.30 miles (18,483.75 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,460.65 miles (18,444.08 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,452.42 miles (18,430.84 km) SSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,442.80 miles (18,415.36 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 195.72 miles (314.99 km) E | Beica Airport (BEI) | Beica, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 202.27 miles (325.52 km) E | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 221.94 miles (357.17 km) ESE | Gambela Airport (GMB) | Gambela, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 229.05 miles (368.62 km) ESE | Dembidolo Airport (DEM) | Dembidolo, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 266.30 miles (428.57 km) NNW | El Obeid Airport (EBD) | El Obeid, Sudan | |
| 6 | 281.02 miles (452.26 km) WSW | Wau Airport (WUU) | Wau, Sudan | |
| 7 | 283.22 miles (455.80 km) ESE | Gore Airport (GOR) | Gore, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 309.57 miles (498.21 km) NE | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 9 | 320.11 miles (515.16 km) ESE | Mizan Teferi Airport (MTF) | Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 323.86 miles (521.19 km) S | Juba International Airport (JUB) | Juba, South Sudan | |
| 11 | 376.23 miles (605.49 km) ESE | Aba Segud Airport (JIM) | Jimma, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 396.92 miles (638.77 km) WNW | Ed Daein Airport (ADV) | Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan | |
| 13 | 413.44 miles (665.36 km) SSE | Lokichogio Airport (LKG) | Lokichoggio, Kenya | |
| 14 | 421.08 miles (677.65 km) N | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 15 | 425.50 miles (684.78 km) SE | Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO) | Jinka, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,071.92 miles (19,427.82 km) SSW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,069.02 miles (19,423.15 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,066.28 miles (19,418.74 km) SSW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,026.92 miles (19,355.40 km) SSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,001.33 miles (19,314.22 km) SSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,952.82 miles (19,236.16 km) SSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,912.49 miles (19,171.25 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,908.84 miles (19,165.37 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,894.73 miles (19,142.67 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,880.69 miles (19,120.07 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,877.74 miles (19,115.32 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,865.89 miles (19,096.25 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,857.58 miles (19,082.88 km) SSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,839.12 miles (19,053.17 km) SW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,800.84 miles (18,991.56 km) W | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |