Nonstop flight route between Arua, Uganda and Ihu, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arua Airport (RUA), Arua, Uganda and Ihu Airport (IHU), Ihu, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,923 miles (or 12,750 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 Arua Airport and Ihu 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 Arua Airport and Ihu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RUA / HUAR | 
| Airport Name: | Arua Airport | 
| Location: | Arua, Uganda | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°2'49"N by 30°54'43"E | 
| Area Served: | Arua, Uganda | 
| Operator/Owner: | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3951 feet (1,204 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RUA | 
| More Information: | RUA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IHU / | 
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| Location: | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°54'0"S by 145°24'0"E | 
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from IHU | 
| More Information: | IHU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Arua Airport (RUA):
- The airport is situated at an elevation of 3,951 feet above sea level.
 - Arua Airport (RUA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Arua Airport (RUA) is Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) SE of RUA.
 - The furthest airport from Arua Airport (RUA) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,769 miles (18,940 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
 
Facts about Ihu Airport (IHU):
- The closest airport to Ihu Airport (IHU) is Kerema Airport (KMA), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) E of IHU.
 - The furthest airport from Ihu Airport (IHU) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,611 miles (18,686 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
 - In addition to being known as "Ihu Airport", another name for IHU is "AYIH".
 - Ihu Airport (IHU) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Ihu Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Ihu 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.
 
