Nonstop flight route between Oxnard, California, United States and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(34°12'2"N by 119°12'25"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from OXR to LAE:
6,704.88 miles (10,790.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oxnard Airport (OXR), Oxnard, California, United States and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,705 miles (or 10,790 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OXR / KOXR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Oxnard, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'2"N by 119°12'25"W |
| Area Served: | Oxnard, California |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Ventura |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OXR |
| More Information: | OXR 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 Oxnard Airport (OXR):
- Oxnard Airport (OXR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Oxnard Airport is a county owned, public airport a mile west of downtown Oxnard, in Ventura County, California.
- Scheduled airline flights started in 1946 on Southwest Airways Douglas DC-3s.
- Because of Oxnard Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Oxnard 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 Oxnard Airport (OXR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,489 miles (18,489 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Oxnard Airport (OXR) is Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of OXR.
- In addition to being known as "Oxnard Airport", another name for OXR is "Ventura County Army Airfield".
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- After Lae was liberated, the United States Army built Nadzab airport and developed it into a massive airbase complex.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nadzab is located on the Erap River, 5 kilometres North of the Markham River.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.43 miles (11.96 km) SE | Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD) | Point Mugu, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 13.08 miles (21.04 km) NE | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| 3 | 39.34 miles (63.31 km) WNW | Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) | Santa Barbara, California, United States | |
| 4 | 40.99 miles (65.96 km) E | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 5 | 41.62 miles (66.99 km) WSW | Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN) | Santa Barbara, California, United States | |
| 6 | 45.09 miles (72.56 km) ESE | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 7 | 45.53 miles (73.27 km) E | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 8 | 48.49 miles (78.04 km) E | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 9 | 49.10 miles (79.01 km) ESE | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 10 | 53.48 miles (86.07 km) ESE | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 11 | 56.77 miles (91.37 km) ESE | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 12 | 56.90 miles (91.57 km) WNW | Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) | Santa Ynez, California, United States | |
| 13 | 59.20 miles (95.27 km) ESE | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 14 | 66.00 miles (106.21 km) ESE | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 15 | 66.00 miles (106.21 km) ESE | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,488.80 miles (18,489.39 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,466.53 miles (18,453.54 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,462.41 miles (18,446.91 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,426.53 miles (18,389.17 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,393.81 miles (18,336.52 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,271.09 miles (18,139.02 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,261.96 miles (18,124.33 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,224.35 miles (18,063.79 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,121.51 miles (17,898.29 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,100.83 miles (17,865.00 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,094.14 miles (17,854.24 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,085.05 miles (17,839.61 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,073.58 miles (17,821.16 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,073.37 miles (17,820.82 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,055.82 miles (17,792.57 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 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 | |