Nonstop flight route between Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia and Lakselv, Norway:
Departure Airport:
(33°14'20"S by 137°59'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(70°4'0"N by 24°58'26"E)
Distance from PPI to LKL:
8,900.24 miles (14,323.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Pirie Airport (PPI), Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia and Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), Lakselv, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,900 miles (or 14,324 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 Port Pirie Airport and Lakselv Airport, Banak, 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 Port Pirie Airport and Lakselv Airport, Banak. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPI / YPIR |
| Airport Name: | Port Pirie Airport |
| Location: | Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°14'20"S by 137°59'42"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Port Pirie Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PPI |
| More Information: | PPI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LKL / ENNA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lakselv, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°4'0"N by 24°58'26"E |
| Area Served: | Lakselv, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Public and military) |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from LKL |
| More Information: | LKL Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Pirie Airport (PPI):
- Because of Port Pirie Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Pirie 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 Port Pirie Airport (PPI) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,696 miles (18,822 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Port Pirie Airport (PPI) is Cowell Airport (CCW), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) WSW of PPI.
- Port Pirie Airport (PPI) has 3 runways.
Facts about Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL):
- The furthest airport from Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,476 miles (16,859 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- An airport at Lakselv was first proposed out of military considerations.
- Station Group Banak, formerly Banak Air Station, comprises the airfield's military activity.
- Because of Lakselv Airport, Banak's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Lakselv Airport, Banak 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.
- Lakselv Airport, Banak handled 71,763 passengers last year.
- SAS Commuter was established in 1988 and started operations in Northern Norway in May 1990, making Alta its central hub for Finnmark.
- In addition to being known as "Lakselv Airport, Banak", another name for LKL is "Lakselv lufthavn, Banak".
- By 1959 the United States was concerned that the militarization of the Kola Peninsula would become the prime point of a Soviet attack on North America.
- The closest airport to Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) is Alta Airport (ALF), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) W of LKL.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.14 miles (112.87 km) WSW | Cowell Airport (CCW) | Cowell, South Australia, Australia |     |
| 2 | 91.83 miles (147.79 km) WSW | Cleve Airport (CVC) | Cleve, South Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 120.88 miles (194.54 km) NNE | Wilpena Pound (HWK) | Hawker, South Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 121.80 miles (196.01 km) SSE | Adelaide Airport (ADL) | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 167.54 miles (269.63 km) ESE | Renmark Airport (RMK) | Renmark, South Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 173.12 miles (278.60 km) S | Kingscote Airport (KGC) | Kingscote, South Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 184.19 miles (296.43 km) N | Leigh Creek Airport (LGH) | Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 199.95 miles (321.79 km) NNW | Andamooka Airport (ADO) | Andamooka, South Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 216.22 miles (347.97 km) W | Streaky Bay Airport (KBY) | Streaky Bay, South Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 219.62 miles (353.45 km) ENE | Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 244.78 miles (393.93 km) ESE | Mildura Airport (MQL) | Mildura, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 255.57 miles (411.29 km) ESE | Robinvale Airport (RBC) | Robinvale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 260.68 miles (419.52 km) WNW | Ceduna Airport (CED) | Ceduna, South Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 301.74 miles (485.60 km) SE | Hopetoun Airport (HTU) | Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 334.01 miles (537.54 km) ESE | Balranald Airport (BZD) | Balranald, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,695.57 miles (18,822.15 km) NW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 11,686.80 miles (18,808.03 km) NW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,609.32 miles (18,683.34 km) WNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,594.64 miles (18,659.72 km) WNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,559.91 miles (18,603.83 km) WNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,521.45 miles (18,541.93 km) WNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,469.64 miles (18,458.56 km) WNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,452.40 miles (18,430.81 km) WNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,296.23 miles (18,179.47 km) NNE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 11,242.55 miles (18,093.08 km) NE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 11 | 11,219.03 miles (18,055.24 km) NE | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 12 | 11,173.92 miles (17,982.63 km) NNE | Gander International Airport (YQX) | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| 13 | 11,132.16 miles (17,915.42 km) NE | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 14 | 11,121.18 miles (17,897.76 km) E | L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) | Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda | |
| 15 | 11,100.16 miles (17,863.93 km) NE | Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.34 miles (61.70 km) W | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| 2 | 52.07 miles (83.80 km) NW | Hammerfest Airport (HFT) | Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 3 | 69.18 miles (111.33 km) NNE | Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) | Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 4 | 72.17 miles (116.14 km) WNW | Hasvik Airport (HAA) | Hasvik, Norway | |
| 5 | 93.41 miles (150.32 km) NE | Mehamn Airport (MEH) | Mehamn, Norway | |
| 6 | 97.12 miles (156.30 km) W | Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) | Sørkjosen, Norway | |
| 7 | 109.00 miles (175.42 km) ENE | Berlevåg Airport (BVG) | Berlevåg, Norway | |
| 8 | 114.71 miles (184.61 km) E | Vadsø Airport (VDS) | Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 9 | 115.72 miles (186.24 km) ENE | Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) | Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 10 | 116.84 miles (188.04 km) SSE | Ivalo Airport (IVL) | Ivalo, Finland | |
| 11 | 119.03 miles (191.56 km) E | Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 12 | 123.56 miles (198.86 km) SSW | Enontekiö Airport (ENF) | Enontekiö, Finland | |
| 13 | 143.35 miles (230.69 km) E | Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) | Vardø, Norway | |
| 14 | 146.35 miles (235.53 km) W | Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) | Tromsø, Norway | |
| 15 | 163.65 miles (263.36 km) S | Kittilä Airport (KTT) | Kittilä, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,475.90 miles (16,859.28 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,418.02 miles (16,766.13 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,397.33 miles (16,732.84 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,391.54 miles (16,723.52 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,352.83 miles (16,661.22 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,336.13 miles (16,634.34 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,312.72 miles (16,596.68 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,311.87 miles (16,595.30 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,302.57 miles (16,580.34 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,297.44 miles (16,572.08 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,283.89 miles (16,550.28 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,274.01 miles (16,534.38 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,267.07 miles (16,523.20 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,258.24 miles (16,509.00 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,236.54 miles (16,474.07 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |