Nonstop flight route between Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(4°20'25"S by 152°22'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(54°23'54"N by 7°39'6"W)
Distance from RAB to ENK:
8,801.16 miles (14,164.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rabaul Airport (RAB), Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK), Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,801 miles (or 14,164 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAB / AYTK |
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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: | ENK / EGAB |
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| Location: | Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°23'54"N by 7°39'6"W |
| Area Served: | Enniskillen |
| Operator/Owner: | Enniskillen Airport Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 155 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ENK |
| More Information: | ENK Maps & Info |
Facts about Rabaul Airport (RAB):
- In addition to being known as "Rabaul Airport", another name for RAB is "Tokua Airport".
- The closest airport to Rabaul Airport (RAB) is Namatanai Airport (ATN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of RAB.
- A volcano eruption closed the airport for a day in 2006.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rabaul Airport (RAB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK):
- The station later became a centre of helicopter operations over Northern Ireland when St Angelo was transferred to the Army and used as an accommodation barracks by both the British Army and Ulster Defence Regiment during The Troubles in the province, with most personnel housed in a vast array of temporary portacabins.
- The closest airport to Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) is Sligo Airport (SXL), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WSW of ENK.
- At Enniskillen airport there are two helicopter maintenance facilities.
- In addition to being known as "Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport", another name for ENK is "St Angelo".
- Because of Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Enniskillen/St Angelo 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.
- Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport is located 3 nautical miles north of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
- The furthest airport from Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,887 miles (19,129 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.72 miles (75.18 km) N | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 91.30 miles (146.93 km) N | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 94.86 miles (152.67 km) SSW | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 108.75 miles (175.02 km) SSW | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 127.72 miles (205.55 km) E | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 156.47 miles (251.82 km) WSW | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 162.96 miles (262.25 km) NW | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 174.66 miles (281.09 km) ESE | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 194.14 miles (312.43 km) SW | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 234.04 miles (376.64 km) WSW | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 249.57 miles (401.64 km) NW | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 267.04 miles (429.76 km) ESE | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 282.49 miles (454.62 km) WSW | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 301.27 miles (484.84 km) SSW | Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA) | Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 302.94 miles (487.54 km) SE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,780.47 miles (18,958.79 km) NNE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,677.69 miles (18,793.37 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,664.26 miles (18,771.76 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,653.51 miles (18,754.46 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,631.72 miles (18,719.39 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,560.86 miles (18,605.35 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,560.74 miles (18,605.16 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,556.32 miles (18,598.04 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,554.50 miles (18,595.12 km) SE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,531.71 miles (18,558.44 km) N | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,523.24 miles (18,544.81 km) NNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,508.13 miles (18,520.50 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,498.37 miles (18,504.79 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 14 | 11,497.70 miles (18,503.72 km) NE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,495.96 miles (18,500.92 km) SSE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.02 miles (62.80 km) WSW | Sligo Airport (SXL) | Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland | |
| 2 | 48.61 miles (78.24 km) NNE | City of Derry Airport (LDY) | Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 52.40 miles (84.33 km) NNW | Donegal Airport (CFN) | Carrickfinn, Ireland | |
| 4 | 58.02 miles (93.38 km) SW | Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) | Knock, Ireland | |
| 5 | 60.29 miles (97.03 km) ENE | Belfast International Airport (BFS) | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 72.97 miles (117.44 km) ENE | George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 87.87 miles (141.42 km) SE | Dublin Airport (DUB) | Dublin, Ireland | |
| 8 | 92.30 miles (148.54 km) SW | Galway Airport (GWY) | Galway, Ireland | |
| 9 | 96.65 miles (155.54 km) W | Belmullet Aerodrome (BLY) | Belmullet, Ireland | |
| 10 | 104.48 miles (168.15 km) NNE | Islay Airport (ILY) | Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 105.99 miles (170.57 km) NE | Campbeltown Airport (CAL) | Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 109.54 miles (176.28 km) SW | Connemara Airport (NNR) | Inverin, Ireland | |
| 13 | 119.46 miles (192.25 km) SW | Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) | Inisheer, Ireland | |
| 14 | 119.54 miles (192.39 km) SW | Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA) | Inishmaan, Ireland | |
| 15 | 121.04 miles (194.80 km) SW | Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR) | Kilronan, Inishmore, Ireland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,886.54 miles (19,129.49 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,857.33 miles (19,082.47 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,843.93 miles (19,060.91 km) S | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,788.48 miles (18,971.68 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,782.92 miles (18,962.72 km) S | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,769.34 miles (18,940.87 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,754.12 miles (18,916.37 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,737.44 miles (18,889.53 km) S | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,736.52 miles (18,888.05 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,711.22 miles (18,847.34 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,705.07 miles (18,837.43 km) S | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,695.52 miles (18,822.07 km) S | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,683.00 miles (18,801.92 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,673.91 miles (18,787.30 km) S | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,627.08 miles (18,711.93 km) S | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |