Nonstop flight route between Tehran, Iran and Awaba, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mehrabad Airport (THR), Tehran, Iran and Awaba Airport (AWB), Awaba, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,621 miles (or 10,655 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 Mehrabad Airport and Awaba 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 Mehrabad Airport and Awaba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | THR / OIII |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Tehran, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°41'21"N by 51°18'48"E |
Area Served: | Tehran, Karaj |
Airport Type: | Joint (Public/Military) |
Elevation: | 3962 feet (1,208 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from THR |
More Information: | THR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AWB / AYAW |
Airport Name: | Awaba Airport |
Location: | Awaba, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°0'51"S by 142°45'3"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AWB |
More Information: | AWB Maps & Info |
Facts about Mehrabad Airport (THR):
- Mehrabad Airport handled 13,163,368 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Mehrabad Airport (THR) has 3 runways.
- Mehrabad International Airport consists of six terminals, with Terminals 1,3 and 5 only used during Haj and Umrah seasons.
- In addition to being known as "Mehrabad Airport", another name for THR is "فرودگاه مهرآباد".
- Mehrabad International Airport or Mehrabad is an airport that serves Tehran, Iran.
- The closest airport to Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of THR.
- An aircraft engineering and maintenance company Fajr Ashian, has a maintenance hangar adjacent to main airport premises.
Facts about Awaba Airport (AWB):
- Because of Awaba Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Awaba 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 Awaba Airport (AWB) is Sasereme Airport (TDS), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of AWB.
- The furthest airport from Awaba Airport (AWB) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,622 miles (18,704 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- Awaba Airport (AWB) currently has only 1 runway.