Nonstop flight route between Pakuba, Uganda and Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(2°12'9"N by 31°33'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°49'36"S by 144°17'45"E)
Distance from PAF to HGU:
7,796.64 miles (12,547.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pakuba Airport (PAF), Pakuba, Uganda and Mount Hagen Airport (HGU), Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,797 miles (or 12,547 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 Pakuba Airport and Mount Hagen 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 Pakuba Airport and Mount Hagen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PAF / HUPA |
| Airport Name: | Pakuba Airport |
| Location: | Pakuba, Uganda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°12'9"N by 31°33'15"E |
| Area Served: | Pakuba, Uganda |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from PAF |
| More Information: | PAF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGU / AYMH |
| Airport Name: | Mount Hagen Airport |
| Location: | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°49'36"S by 144°17'45"E |
| Area Served: | Mount Hagen |
| Elevation: | 5388 feet (1,642 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HGU |
| More Information: | HGU Maps & Info |
Facts about Pakuba Airport (PAF):
- The closest airport to Pakuba Airport (PAF) is Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNW of PAF.
- The furthest airport from Pakuba Airport (PAF) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Mount Hagen Airport (HGU):
- The closest airport to Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) is Chimbu Airport (CMU), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) ESE of HGU.
- The furthest airport from Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,745 miles (18,902 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
- Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) has 2 runways.
- Because of Mount Hagen Airport's high elevation of 5,388 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HGU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HGU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.41 miles (15.15 km) NNW | Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG) | Kabalega Falls, Uganda |     |
| 2 | 33.38 miles (53.72 km) SSE | Masindi Airport (KCU) | Masindi, Uganda | |
| 3 | 73.29 miles (117.95 km) NW | Arua Airport (RUA) | Arua, Uganda | |
| 4 | 102.06 miles (164.25 km) WSW | Bunia Airport (BUX) | Bunia, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 146.47 miles (235.72 km) ESE | Soroti Airport (SRT) | Soroti, Uganda | |
| 6 | 148.15 miles (238.43 km) SSE | Kampala Airport (KLA) | Kampala, Uganda | |
| 7 | 161.23 miles (259.47 km) SSE | Entebbe International Airport (EBB) | Entebbe, Uganda | |
| 8 | 165.62 miles (266.54 km) SE | Jinja Airport (JIN) | Jinja, Uganda | |
| 9 | 171.45 miles (275.91 km) SW | Kasese Airport (KSE) | Kasese, Uganda | |
| 10 | 182.47 miles (293.66 km) SW | Beni Airport (BNC) | Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 184.47 miles (296.87 km) N | Juba International Airport (JUB) | Juba, South Sudan | |
| 12 | 201.61 miles (324.46 km) SSW | Mbarara Airport (MBQ) | Mbarara, Uganda | |
| 13 | 237.06 miles (381.51 km) NE | Lokichogio Airport (LKG) | Lokichoggio, Kenya | |
| 14 | 244.92 miles (394.16 km) S | Bukoba Airport (BKZ) | Bukoba, Tanzania | |
| 15 | 250.03 miles (402.38 km) ESE | Kitale Airport (KTL) | Kitale, Kenya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,757.03 miles (18,921.07 km) ESE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,604.47 miles (18,675.54 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,579.00 miles (18,634.54 km) S | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,576.05 miles (18,629.81 km) S | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,561.37 miles (18,606.18 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,527.01 miles (18,550.88 km) S | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,502.71 miles (18,511.77 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,461.11 miles (18,444.83 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,427.47 miles (18,390.69 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,420.80 miles (18,379.96 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,420.67 miles (18,379.73 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,406.61 miles (18,357.11 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,397.61 miles (18,342.62 km) SSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,390.87 miles (18,331.78 km) SSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,376.80 miles (18,309.14 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.31 miles (77.75 km) ESE | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 48.52 miles (78.09 km) N | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 49.17 miles (79.14 km) WSW | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 56.01 miles (90.13 km) NNE | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 77.35 miles (124.48 km) ESE | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 81.58 miles (131.29 km) WSW | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 110.45 miles (177.75 km) S | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 110.86 miles (178.42 km) ENE | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 115.46 miles (185.81 km) E | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 115.98 miles (186.66 km) ESE | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 120.79 miles (194.39 km) SSE | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 133.71 miles (215.19 km) SE | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 158.07 miles (254.38 km) SW | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 162.05 miles (260.79 km) SSE | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 174.65 miles (281.06 km) ESE | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,745.22 miles (18,902.05 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,730.71 miles (18,878.71 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,704.77 miles (18,836.95 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,667.49 miles (18,776.95 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,666.67 miles (18,775.64 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,625.37 miles (18,709.18 km) S | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,609.42 miles (18,683.50 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,538.96 miles (18,570.12 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,538.38 miles (18,569.17 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,531.86 miles (18,558.68 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,471.22 miles (18,461.10 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,450.83 miles (18,428.29 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,436.56 miles (18,405.31 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,424.31 miles (18,385.60 km) ENE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,396.57 miles (18,340.96 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |