Nonstop flight route between Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and Arly, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rabaul Airport (RAB), Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and Arly Airport (ARL), Arly, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,385 miles (or 16,713 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 Rabaul Airport and Arly 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 Rabaul Airport and Arly Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAB / AYTK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°20'25"S by 152°22'45"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RAB | 
| More Information: | RAB Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARL / DFER | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Arly, Burkina Faso | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°35'46"N by 1°28'49"E | 
| Area Served: | Arly | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 761 feet (232 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ARL | 
| More Information: | ARL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Rabaul Airport (RAB):
- In addition to being known as "Rabaul Airport", another name for RAB is "Tokua Airport".
- Because of Rabaul Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Rabaul 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.
- Rabaul Airport (RAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rabaul Airport (RAB) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,780 miles (18,959 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Rabaul Airport (RAB) is Namatanai Airport (ATN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of RAB.
- Rabaul Airport, also called Tokua Airport, is an airport serving Kokopo and Rabaul, the current and former capitals of East New Britain Province on New Britain island in Papua New Guinea.
Facts about Arly Airport (ARL):
- In addition to being known as "Arly Airport", another name for ARL is "Arly Airport (Arly)".
- The furthest airport from Arly Airport (ARL) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Arly Airport (meaning Arly Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- The closest airport to Arly Airport (ARL) is Diapaga Airport (DIP), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NNE of ARL.
- Arly Airport (ARL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Arly Airport's relatively low elevation of 761 feet, planes can take off or land at Arly 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.




