Nonstop flight route between Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(4°20'25"S by 152°22'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(2°29'57"S by 112°58'29"E)
Distance from RAB to SMQ:
2,720.39 miles (4,378.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rabaul Airport (RAB), Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and H. Asan Airport (SMQ), Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,720 miles (or 4,378 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 H. Asan 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 H. Asan 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: | SMQ / WAOS |
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| Location: | Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°29'57"S by 112°58'29"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMQ |
| More Information: | SMQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Rabaul Airport (RAB):
- The closest airport to Rabaul Airport (RAB) is Namatanai Airport (ATN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of RAB.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Rabaul Airport", another name for RAB is "Tokua Airport".
Facts about H. Asan Airport (SMQ):
- The furthest airport from H. Asan Airport (SMQ) is Obando Airport (PDA), which is nearly antipodal to H. Asan Airport (meaning H. Asan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Obando Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,835 kilometers) away in Puerto Inírida, Colombia.
- The closest airport to H. Asan Airport (SMQ) is Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ), which is located 139 miles (224 kilometers) ESE of SMQ.
- Because of H. Asan Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at H. Asan 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.
- H. Asan Airport (SMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "H. Asan Airport", another name for SMQ is "Bandar Udara H. Asan".
| 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 | 139.49 miles (224.49 km) ESE | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 213.22 miles (343.15 km) WNW | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 218.82 miles (352.15 km) ESE | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 226.85 miles (365.07 km) ESE | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 252.64 miles (406.59 km) NNE | Datadawai Airport (DTD) | Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 283.70 miles (456.57 km) ENE | Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) | Balikpapan, East Kalimantan | |
| 7 | 295.25 miles (475.16 km) WNW | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 311.55 miles (501.39 km) N | Kapit Airport (KPI) | Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 321.43 miles (517.29 km) NNE | Long Apung Airport (LPU) | Long Apung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 336.18 miles (541.03 km) NNW | Sibu Airport (SBW) | Sibu, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 337.46 miles (543.09 km) S | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 338.97 miles (545.52 km) SSW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 357.12 miles (574.73 km) SSW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 358.94 miles (577.65 km) N | Belaga Airport (BLG) | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 359.82 miles (579.07 km) ENE | Bontang Airport (BXT) | Bontang, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,325.21 miles (19,835.45 km) NNE | Obando Airport (PDA) | Puerto Inírida, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,217.48 miles (19,662.08 km) N | Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH) | Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 12,199.08 miles (19,632.47 km) ENE | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,180.14 miles (19,601.98 km) N | Germán Olano Airport (PCR) | Puerto Carreño, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,118.86 miles (19,503.37 km) NNE | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,078.70 miles (19,438.73 km) NNE | Elorza Airport (EOZ) | Elorza, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 12,064.96 miles (19,416.62 km) NW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,063.69 miles (19,414.58 km) N | Las Flecheras Airport (SFD) | San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 12,050.73 miles (19,393.72 km) NW | Canaima Airport (CAJ) | Canaima, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 12,049.24 miles (19,391.32 km) E | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 11 | 12,030.63 miles (19,361.37 km) NE | Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) | Arauca, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,022.14 miles (19,347.70 km) NE | Guasdualito Airport (GDO) | Guasdualito, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 12,019.19 miles (19,342.97 km) ENE | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,018.59 miles (19,341.99 km) SSE | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,011.50 miles (19,330.58 km) NE | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) | Tame, Arauca, Colombia | |