Nonstop flight route between Nizhnevartovsk, Russia and Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC), Nizhnevartovsk, Russia and Kavieng Airport (KVG), Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,855 miles (or 9,422 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 Nizhnevartovsk Airport and Kavieng 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 Nizhnevartovsk Airport and Kavieng Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NJC / USNN |
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| Location: | Nizhnevartovsk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°57'0"N by 76°28'59"E |
| Area Served: | Nizhnevartovsk |
| Operator/Owner: | Nizhnevartovskavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NJC |
| More Information: | NJC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KVG / AYKV |
| Airport Name: | Kavieng Airport |
| Location: | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°34'45"S by 150°48'28"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KVG |
| More Information: | KVG Maps & Info |
Facts about Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC):
- Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nizhnevartovsk Airport", another name for NJC is "Аэропорт Нижневартовск".
- Because of Nizhnevartovsk Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Nizhnevartovsk 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 Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) is Strezhevoy (SWT), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ESE of NJC.
- The furthest airport from Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 11,108 miles (17,876 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
Facts about Kavieng Airport (KVG):
- The airport was first built by the Japanese as a military airbase in 1942.
- The closest airport to Kavieng Airport (KVG) is Emirau Airport (EMI), which is located 87 miles (139 kilometers) NW of KVG.
- The furthest airport from Kavieng Airport (KVG) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,939 miles (19,214 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Because of Kavieng Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Kavieng 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.
- Kavieng airport was there before the Japanese invasion.
- Kavieng Airport (KVG) currently has only 1 runway.
