Nonstop flight route between Contadora Island, Panama and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(8°37'42"N by 79°2'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from OTD to LAE:
9,301.32 miles (14,968.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Contadora Airport (OTD), Contadora Island, Panama and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,301 miles (or 14,969 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 Contadora 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 Contadora 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: | OTD / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Contadora Island, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°37'42"N by 79°2'3"W |
| Area Served: | Contadora Island |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from OTD |
| More Information: | OTD 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 Contadora Airport (OTD):
- In addition to being known as "Contadora Airport", another name for OTD is "Aeropuerto de Contadora".
- The closest airport to Contadora Airport (OTD) is Tocumen International Airport (PTY), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) NW of OTD.
- The furthest airport from Contadora Airport (OTD) is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), which is nearly antipodal to Contadora Airport (meaning Contadora Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport), and is located 12,094 miles (19,464 kilometers) away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- In March 1942, the Japanese occupied Lae and Salamaua.
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
- 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.
- 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 airfield in Lae was operating at the same time as Nadzab but business was significantly lost to the new airport complex became fully operational in 1977.
- 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 | 38.78 miles (62.42 km) NW | Tocumen International Airport (PTY) | Panama City, Panama |     |
| 2 | 42.82 miles (68.91 km) NW | Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 3 | 59.99 miles (96.54 km) SE | Garachiné Airport (GHE) | Garachiné, Panama | |
| 4 | 72.07 miles (115.98 km) NE | Playón Chico Airport (PYC) | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama | |
| 5 | 75.91 miles (122.17 km) NW | Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) | Colón, Panama | |
| 6 | 76.73 miles (123.48 km) WSW | Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) | Cocle, Panama | |
| 7 | 79.31 miles (127.64 km) ENE | Achutupo Airport (ACU) | Achutupo, Panama | |
| 8 | 91.52 miles (147.28 km) ENE | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| 9 | 118.75 miles (191.11 km) E | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 10 | 135.91 miles (218.72 km) WSW | Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP) | Santiago de Veraguas, Panama | |
| 11 | 168.26 miles (270.78 km) ESE | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 12 | 201.78 miles (324.74 km) SE | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| 13 | 219.54 miles (353.32 km) E | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 14 | 224.95 miles (362.02 km) WNW | Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 15 | 232.95 miles (374.89 km) W | Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) | David, Chiriquí Province, Panama | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,094.26 miles (19,463.78 km) SSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,091.14 miles (19,458.76 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,065.02 miles (19,416.71 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,063.39 miles (19,414.10 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,033.57 miles (19,366.10 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,010.29 miles (19,328.64 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,999.29 miles (19,310.93 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,983.81 miles (19,286.02 km) S | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,977.46 miles (19,275.81 km) S | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,968.76 miles (19,261.80 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,965.10 miles (19,255.92 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,930.85 miles (19,200.79 km) W | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,919.85 miles (19,183.10 km) SSW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,902.32 miles (19,154.89 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,892.93 miles (19,139.76 km) S | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 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 | |