Nonstop flight route between Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(4°20'25"S by 152°22'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°13'23"S by 48°47'50"W)
Distance from RAB to JOI:
9,893.70 miles (15,922.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rabaul Airport (RAB), Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI), Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,894 miles (or 15,922 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: | JOI / SBJV |
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| Location: | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°13'23"S by 48°47'50"W |
| Area Served: | Joinville |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JOI |
| More Information: | JOI Maps & Info |
Facts about Rabaul Airport (RAB):
- In addition to being known as "Rabaul Airport", another name for RAB is "Tokua Airport".
- 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.
- 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.
- Prior to the 1994 volcanic eruption that destroyed the town of Rabaul, the airport was located at the foot of Tavurvur volcano, near Matupit island.
Facts about Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI):
- The closest airport to Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) is Navegantes Airport (NVT), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSE of JOI.
- The furthest airport from Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) is Kitadaito Airport (KTD), which is nearly antipodal to Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (meaning Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kitadaito Airport), and is located 12,416 miles (19,982 kilometers) away in Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
- Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport handled 423,114 passengers last year.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- Because of Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola 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 addition to being known as "Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport", another name for JOI is "Aeroporto de Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola".
- Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) 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 | 46.19 miles (74.34 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 53.27 miles (85.74 km) NNW | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 3 | 62.80 miles (101.06 km) NNW | Bacacheri Airport (BFH) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 4 | 101.13 miles (162.75 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 138.10 miles (222.25 km) WSW | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 140.78 miles (226.56 km) W | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 7 | 141.25 miles (227.32 km) SW | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 155.35 miles (250.01 km) WSW | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 159.03 miles (255.93 km) NNW | Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) | Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 10 | 177.01 miles (284.87 km) SSW | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 179.00 miles (288.07 km) WNW | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 182.23 miles (293.26 km) WSW | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 206.39 miles (332.14 km) NNE | Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) | Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 14 | 211.44 miles (340.27 km) WSW | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 224.03 miles (360.54 km) NE | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,416.07 miles (19,981.69 km) NNW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,410.52 miles (19,972.74 km) N | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,272.04 miles (19,749.89 km) NNE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,258.94 miles (19,728.81 km) NNE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,223.95 miles (19,672.49 km) E | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,222.76 miles (19,670.57 km) E | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,216.32 miles (19,660.21 km) E | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,194.42 miles (19,624.97 km) E | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,190.29 miles (19,618.31 km) E | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,147.31 miles (19,549.15 km) N | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,055.24 miles (19,400.98 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,050.13 miles (19,392.75 km) N | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,047.02 miles (19,387.75 km) ENE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,045.85 miles (19,385.87 km) N | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,979.77 miles (19,279.53 km) ENE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |