Nonstop flight route between Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rabaul Airport (RAB), Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ), Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,753 miles (or 15,695 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 Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo 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 Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo 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 |
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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: | LAJ / SBLJ |
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Location: | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°46'55"S by 50°16'54"W |
Area Served: | Lages |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3065 feet (934 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAJ |
More Information: | LAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Rabaul Airport (RAB):
- 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 airport resides at an elevation of 32 feet above mean sea level.
- 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 closest airport to Rabaul Airport (RAB) is Namatanai Airport (ATN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of RAB.
- In addition to being known as "Rabaul Airport", another name for RAB is "Tokua Airport".
- Rabaul Airport (RAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ):
- In addition to being known as "Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport", another name for LAJ is "Aeroporto Antônio Correia Pinto".
- The closest airport to Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) is Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) NW of LAJ.
- The furthest airport from Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) is Kikai Airport (KKX), which is nearly antipodal to Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (meaning Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kikai Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan.
- Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) currently has only 1 runway.