Nonstop flight route between Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tashkent International Airport (TAS), Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,321 miles (or 10,173 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 Tashkent International Airport and Kieta/Aropa 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 Tashkent International Airport and Kieta/Aropa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAS / UTTT | 
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| Location: | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°15'28"N by 69°16'52"E | 
| Area Served: | Tashkent | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Uzbekistan | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1417 feet (432 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TAS | 
| More Information: | TAS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIE / AYKT | 
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| Location: | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E | 
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KIE | 
| More Information: | KIE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Tashkent International Airport (TAS):
- Tashkent International Airport (TAS) has 2 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Tashkent International Airport (TAS) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,460 miles (18,443 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - In addition to being known as "Tashkent International Airport", another name for TAS is "Toshkent Xalqaro Aeroporti".
 - The closest airport to Tashkent International Airport (TAS) is Khujand International Airport (LBD), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SSE of TAS.
 - The government of Uzbekistan is planning to relocate Tashkent Airport to a new site by 2030.
 - This ICAO Category II airport is the primary hub of Uzbekistan Airways, and is the largest international airport in Uzbekistan, and the busiest in Central Asia.
 
Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):
- The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.
 - In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
 - The furthest airport from Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,844 miles (19,061 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
 - The airport was partially destroyed during the Bougainville Crisis of the 1990s and has been closed since then.
 - Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Nowadays the airfield is disused and overgrown with bush.
 - Because of Kieta/Aropa Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kieta/Aropa 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.
 
