Nonstop flight route between Peshawar, Pakistan and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(33°59'38"N by 71°30'52"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from PEW to LAE:
5,637.26 miles (9,072.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW), Peshawar, Pakistan and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,637 miles (or 9,072 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 Bacha Khan International 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 Bacha Khan International 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: | PEW / OPPS |
| Airport Name: | Bacha Khan International Airport |
| Location: | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'38"N by 71°30'52"E |
| Area Served: | Peshawar |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1158 feet (353 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PEW |
| More Information: | PEW 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 Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW):
- The furthest airport from Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,962 miles (19,250 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) is Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) WNW of PEW.
- Bacha Khan International Airport handled 103,525 passengers last year.
- Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport achieved international status in 1965 when the first flight was operated from Kabul, Afghanistan to Peshawar.
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- Today, the former 'East Base' or No.
- Nazdab is located twenty-seven miles NW of Lae by road 900 yds by an indefinite width.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In 1962, the main strip at Nadzab was resealed by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Works and lengthened to make it suitable for Mirage fighters, even though they never materialised.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.49 miles (103.78 km) WNW | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan |     |
| 2 | 90.80 miles (146.12 km) SW | Bannu Airport (BNP) | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | |
| 3 | 94.63 miles (152.29 km) ESE | Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) | Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |
| 4 | 98.02 miles (157.75 km) E | Abbottabad Airport (AAW) | Abbottabad, Pakistan | |
| 5 | 98.91 miles (159.19 km) S | PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) | Mianwali, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 100.80 miles (162.22 km) WSW | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 116.46 miles (187.42 km) ENE | Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG) | Muzaffarabad, Pakistan | |
| 8 | 131.42 miles (211.49 km) N | Chitral Airport (CJL) | Chitral, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 133.07 miles (214.15 km) W | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 137.26 miles (220.90 km) WNW | Kabul International Airport (KBL) | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 144.07 miles (231.85 km) WNW | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 146.16 miles (235.22 km) NNW | Razer Airport (KUR) | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 148.43 miles (238.88 km) SSW | Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK) | Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 171.93 miles (276.69 km) WSW | Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 176.39 miles (283.86 km) NE | Chilas Airport (CHB) | Chilas, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,961.68 miles (19,250.41 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,673.09 miles (17,176.62 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,484.20 miles (16,872.65 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,479.38 miles (16,864.89 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,477.38 miles (16,861.66 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,453.60 miles (16,823.40 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,451.14 miles (16,819.44 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,450.29 miles (16,818.07 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,449.91 miles (16,817.46 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,443.55 miles (16,807.22 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,428.67 miles (16,783.28 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,421.96 miles (16,772.48 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,411.61 miles (16,755.82 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,391.20 miles (16,722.97 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,388.40 miles (16,718.47 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 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 | |