Nonstop flight route between Aitape, Papua New Guinea and Napier, New Zealand:
Departure Airport:
(3°11'56"S by 142°25'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°28'5"S by 176°52'18"E)
Distance from TAJ to NPE:
3,305.88 miles (5,320.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tadji Airport (TAJ), Aitape, Papua New Guinea and Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE), Napier, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,306 miles (or 5,320 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 Tadji Airport and Hawke's Bay 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 Tadji Airport and Hawke's Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAJ / |
| Airport Name: | Tadji Airport |
| Location: | Aitape, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°11'56"S by 142°25'41"E |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TAJ |
| More Information: | TAJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NPE / NZNR |
| Airport Name: | Hawke's Bay Airport |
| Location: | Napier, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°28'5"S by 176°52'18"E |
| Area Served: | Hastings, New Zealand and Napier, New Zealand |
| Operator/Owner: | Crown (50%) Napier City (26%) Hastings District (24%) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NPE |
| More Information: | NPE Maps & Info |
Facts about Tadji Airport (TAJ):
- The furthest airport from Tadji Airport (TAJ) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,950 miles (19,232 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
- Because of Tadji Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Tadji 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 Tadji Airport (TAJ) is Frieda River Airport (FAQ), which is located 103 miles (165 kilometers) SSW of TAJ.
- Tadji Airport (TAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE):
- In November 2013 - Hawkes Bay Airport announced advanced planning to further lengthen its main runway from 1750m to 1940m no later than 2018 and a significant terminal expansion and redevelopment to cope with significantly higher than projected annual increases in passengers numbers through the airport.
- Hawke's Bay Airport is Hawke's Bay's main commercial airport serving domestic flights to the main centres of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch as well as smaller centres such as Gisborne, Tauranga, Hamilton and Rotorua.
- Because of Hawke's Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Hawke's Bay 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 Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) is Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), which is nearly antipodal to Hawke's Bay Airport (meaning Hawke's Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ciudad Real Central Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Ciudad Real, Spain.
- Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) has 3 runways.
- Hawke's Bay Airport handled 451,128 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) is Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NW of NPE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 102.62 miles (165.16 km) SSW | Frieda River Airport (FAQ) | Frieda River, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 138.77 miles (223.34 km) WNW | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 167.57 miles (269.67 km) SSW | Biangabip Airport (BPK) | Biangabip, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 186.43 miles (300.03 km) SE | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 205.20 miles (330.23 km) WNW | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 207.90 miles (334.59 km) SE | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 218.23 miles (351.21 km) SSW | Atkamba Airport (ABP) | Atkamba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 220.16 miles (354.31 km) WSW | Apalapsili Airport (AAS) | Apalapsili, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 220.61 miles (355.04 km) SSE | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 222.51 miles (358.09 km) SE | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 225.63 miles (363.11 km) SSE | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 262.19 miles (421.96 km) SE | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 263.02 miles (423.29 km) W | Bokondini Airport (BUI) | Bokondini, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 269.66 miles (433.97 km) ESE | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 271.02 miles (436.16 km) SSW | Lake Murray Airport (LMY) | Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,950.34 miles (19,232.16 km) S | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,927.26 miles (19,195.01 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,889.09 miles (19,133.59 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,856.59 miles (19,081.29 km) S | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,833.76 miles (19,044.55 km) SW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,827.16 miles (19,033.92 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,787.46 miles (18,970.02 km) SSW | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,760.68 miles (18,926.94 km) SSE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,704.34 miles (18,836.26 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,699.51 miles (18,828.48 km) SSW | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,633.28 miles (18,721.90 km) SSW | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,619.61 miles (18,699.91 km) ENE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,549.61 miles (18,587.25 km) S | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,543.90 miles (18,578.06 km) SSE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,526.13 miles (18,549.46 km) SE | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.69 miles (105.73 km) NW | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 81.35 miles (130.92 km) NE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 88.83 miles (142.96 km) SW | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 98.54 miles (158.59 km) NNW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 103.89 miles (167.20 km) WSW | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 106.97 miles (172.14 km) N | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 122.90 miles (197.79 km) SSW | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 129.26 miles (208.03 km) NNW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 134.48 miles (216.43 km) NNW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 138.36 miles (222.68 km) NW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 140.43 miles (226.00 km) SW | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 147.54 miles (237.44 km) WNW | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 168.27 miles (270.80 km) SW | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 174.85 miles (281.40 km) NNW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 197.47 miles (317.80 km) NNW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,374.99 miles (19,915.56 km) NE | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,363.79 miles (19,897.54 km) NNE | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,363.75 miles (19,897.48 km) NNE | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,295.65 miles (19,787.88 km) W | Valencia Airport (VLC) | Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,291.36 miles (19,780.97 km) NE | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,276.09 miles (19,756.40 km) WNW | Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) | Alicante, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,275.41 miles (19,755.30 km) NNE | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 8 | 12,274.96 miles (19,754.59 km) NE | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 9 | 12,265.57 miles (19,739.47 km) NW | Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV) | Murcia, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,265.24 miles (19,738.94 km) WNW | Castellón Airport (CDT) | Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain | |
| 11 | 12,257.68 miles (19,726.78 km) NNE | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,250.85 miles (19,715.78 km) NNW | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,249.59 miles (19,713.75 km) NW | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,235.58 miles (19,691.20 km) N | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,235.04 miles (19,690.34 km) E | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |