Nonstop flight route between Norfolk Island, Australia and Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(29°2'33"S by 167°56'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(3°51'16"S by 32°25'41"W)
Distance from NLK to FEN:
9,792.70 miles (15,759.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), Norfolk Island, Australia and Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,793 miles (or 15,760 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 Norfolk Island Airport and Governador Carlos Wilson 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 Norfolk Island Airport and Governador Carlos Wilson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLK / YNSF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Norfolk Island, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°2'33"S by 167°56'17"E |
| Area Served: | Norfolk Island |
| Operator/Owner: | Administration of Norfolk Island |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 371 feet (113 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NLK |
| More Information: | NLK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEN / SBFN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°51'16"S by 32°25'41"W |
| Area Served: | Fernando de Noronha |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FEN |
| More Information: | FEN Maps & Info |
Facts about Norfolk Island Airport (NLK):
- The closest airport to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is located 478 miles (769 kilometers) NNW of NLK.
- Norfolk Island Airport is the only airport on Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia.
- The furthest airport from Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Tan Tan Airport (TTA), which is nearly antipodal to Norfolk Island Airport (meaning Norfolk Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tan Tan Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Tan-Tan, Morocco.
- Norfolk Island Airport handled 57,758 passengers last year.
- Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Norfolk Island Airport", another name for NLK is "YSNF".
- Because of Norfolk Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Norfolk Island 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.
- From New Caledonia other Pacific Islands such as Vanuatu and Fiji are within range and can be used as further 'stepping stones' to the other South Pacific and North Pacific destinations.
Facts about Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN):
- Because of Governador Carlos Wilson Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Governador Carlos Wilson 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 furthest airport from Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) is Chuuk International Airport (TKK), which is nearly antipodal to Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (meaning Governador Carlos Wilson Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chuuk International Airport), and is located 12,052 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Weno, Federated States of Micronesia.
- The closest airport to Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) is Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT), which is located 240 miles (387 kilometers) SW of FEN.
- In addition to being known as "Governador Carlos Wilson Airport", another name for FEN is "Aeroporto Governador Carlos Wilson".
- Following the disappearance of Air France Flight 447 on June 1, 2009, the airport became a base for search and rescue operations.
- The airport was transferred to the jurisdiction of the United States Navy on 5 September 1944.
- Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 477.53 miles (768.50 km) NNW | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia |     |
| 2 | 497.16 miles (800.10 km) NNW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 3 | 520.84 miles (838.20 km) SE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 522.46 miles (840.81 km) N | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 553.66 miles (891.02 km) SE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 555.85 miles (894.55 km) WSW | Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 560.25 miles (901.63 km) SE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 585.03 miles (941.51 km) NNW | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 9 | 589.25 miles (948.30 km) SE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 596.75 miles (960.38 km) SE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 618.34 miles (995.12 km) N | Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) | Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 630.87 miles (1,015.28 km) NNW | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 13 | 662.48 miles (1,066.16 km) SE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 673.80 miles (1,084.38 km) NNE | Futuna Airport (FTA) | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 678.16 miles (1,091.39 km) SE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,368.52 miles (19,905.16 km) NW | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 2 | 12,343.29 miles (19,864.55 km) E | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,320.29 miles (19,827.53 km) ENE | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,288.33 miles (19,776.11 km) NNE | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 5 | 12,254.78 miles (19,722.11 km) WNW | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| 6 | 12,220.82 miles (19,667.45 km) ENE | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,220.78 miles (19,667.39 km) NW | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| 8 | 12,174.73 miles (19,593.28 km) E | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 9 | 12,154.50 miles (19,560.72 km) ENE | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,138.45 miles (19,534.90 km) NW | Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| 11 | 12,116.33 miles (19,499.29 km) ENE | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,102.83 miles (19,477.56 km) WNW | Gara Djebilet Airport (GBB) | Gara Djebilet, Algeria | |
| 13 | 12,101.82 miles (19,475.94 km) WNW | Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) | Ouarzazate, Morocco | |
| 14 | 12,091.02 miles (19,458.56 km) E | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,060.22 miles (19,408.99 km) NE | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 240.50 miles (387.05 km) SW | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 2 | 285.91 miles (460.12 km) SW | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 3 | 335.37 miles (539.72 km) SW | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 4 | 341.29 miles (549.25 km) SSW | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 5 | 352.20 miles (566.81 km) WSW | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 420.84 miles (677.27 km) W | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 453.92 miles (730.51 km) SSW | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 8 | 586.41 miles (943.73 km) SSW | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 9 | 644.97 miles (1,037.98 km) W | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 10 | 677.60 miles (1,090.49 km) SW | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 11 | 719.82 miles (1,158.44 km) W | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 12 | 720.94 miles (1,160.24 km) W | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 13 | 743.84 miles (1,197.09 km) SSW | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 819.23 miles (1,318.41 km) W | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 15 | 848.88 miles (1,366.14 km) SW | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,051.65 miles (19,395.20 km) NW | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 2 | 12,027.87 miles (19,356.93 km) N | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 12,022.35 miles (19,348.05 km) NNW | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 11,939.25 miles (19,214.32 km) NNW | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 11,846.05 miles (19,064.32 km) NW | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 11,833.76 miles (19,044.55 km) NE | Tadji Airport (TAJ) | Aitape, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 11,817.81 miles (19,018.87 km) NNW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 11,798.55 miles (18,987.89 km) S | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 11,790.53 miles (18,974.98 km) S | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 11,785.00 miles (18,966.08 km) SSE | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 11,780.47 miles (18,958.79 km) SSW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 11,777.37 miles (18,953.79 km) NE | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,777.09 miles (18,953.34 km) SSE | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 11,764.02 miles (18,932.32 km) SSW | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 11,754.10 miles (18,916.34 km) NE | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |