Nonstop flight route between Point Lay, Alaska, United States and Labé, Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(11°20'17"N by 12°17'23"W)
Distance from PIZ to LEK:
6,662.04 miles (10,721.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ), Point Lay, Alaska, United States and Tata Airport (LEK), Labé, Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,662 miles (or 10,721 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport and Tata 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport and Tata Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIZ / PPIZ |
| Airport Name: | Point Lay LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Point Lay, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Government 11 TCW/LGO Elmendorf |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIZ |
| More Information: | PIZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEK / GULB |
| Airport Name: | Tata Airport |
| Location: | Labé, Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°20'17"N by 12°17'23"W |
| Area Served: | Labé |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEK |
| More Information: | LEK Maps & Info |
Facts about Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ):
- The furthest airport from Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Point Lay LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lay LRRS 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 LRR site was inactivated in 1989 due to soil erosion & budget concerns.
- Point Lay LRRS Airport has one runway designated 5/23 with a gravel surface measuring 3,519 by 80 feet.
- The radar station was upgraded in the late 1980s with new radars and in 1989 was re-designated part of the North Warning System as a Long Range Radar Site, A-15, controlled by the Pacific Air Forces 611th Air Support Group, based at Elmendorf AFB.
- The closest airport to Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Wainwright Airport (AIN), which is located 94 miles (152 kilometers) NE of PIZ.
Facts about Tata Airport (LEK):
- The furthest airport from Tata Airport (LEK) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Tata Airport (meaning Tata Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,276 miles (19,756 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Tata Airport (LEK) is Kédougou Airport (KGG), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) N of LEK.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) NE | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 133.75 miles (215.25 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 140.56 miles (226.20 km) ENE | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 143.29 miles (230.60 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 150.01 miles (241.42 km) S | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 179.43 miles (288.77 km) NE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 197.02 miles (317.08 km) S | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 201.39 miles (324.11 km) SSE | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 207.68 miles (334.24 km) SSE | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 223.59 miles (359.84 km) SE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 229.89 miles (369.97 km) SSE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 241.11 miles (388.04 km) ENE | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 246.60 miles (396.87 km) SE | Shungnak Airport (SHG) | Shungnak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) SE | Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,386.93 miles (16,716.11 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,965.06 miles (16,037.17 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,959.80 miles (16,028.70 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,944.98 miles (16,004.85 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,908.50 miles (15,946.15 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,867.18 miles (15,879.65 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,840.06 miles (15,836.01 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,832.29 miles (15,823.49 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,781.47 miles (15,741.71 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,759.47 miles (15,706.30 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,732.25 miles (15,662.50 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,700.63 miles (15,611.61 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,669.68 miles (15,561.81 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,648.32 miles (15,527.43 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,646.06 miles (15,523.79 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 85.39 miles (137.43 km) N | Kédougou Airport (KGG) | Kédougou, Senegal | |
| 2 | 110.41 miles (177.69 km) SW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 3 | 111.77 miles (179.87 km) NW | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 4 | 125.16 miles (201.43 km) NE | Kéniéba Airport (KNZ) | Kéniéba, Mali | |
| 5 | 128.67 miles (207.07 km) SSE | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | 136.16 miles (219.12 km) NNW | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| 7 | 136.94 miles (220.39 km) SE | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 8 | 137.40 miles (221.13 km) W | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 9 | 151.25 miles (243.41 km) SW | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 10 | 189.51 miles (304.98 km) NNW | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 11 | 197.89 miles (318.47 km) SSW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 12 | 206.26 miles (331.95 km) SSE | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 210.51 miles (338.78 km) SE | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 14 | 210.59 miles (338.91 km) WNW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 15 | 211.24 miles (339.96 km) SSW | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,275.97 miles (19,756.21 km) S | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,262.74 miles (19,734.92 km) S | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 12,237.65 miles (19,694.53 km) S | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,182.75 miles (19,606.19 km) S | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,162.06 miles (19,572.88 km) S | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,149.72 miles (19,553.03 km) S | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,146.98 miles (19,548.61 km) S | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,122.45 miles (19,509.15 km) S | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 12,108.53 miles (19,486.74 km) S | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 12,096.08 miles (19,466.71 km) S | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 12,083.53 miles (19,446.51 km) S | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 12,073.09 miles (19,429.70 km) S | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 12,049.01 miles (19,390.96 km) S | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 12,037.74 miles (19,372.82 km) E | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 12,037.11 miles (19,371.81 km) S | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |