Nonstop flight route between Toulouse, France and Rabaul, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(43°38'5"N by 1°22'4"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°20'25"S by 152°22'45"E)
Distance from TLS to RAB:
9,197.47 miles (14,801.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS), Toulouse, France and Rabaul Airport (RAB), Rabaul, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,197 miles (or 14,802 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 Toulouse Blagnac Airport and Rabaul 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 Toulouse Blagnac Airport and Rabaul Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TLS / LFBO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Toulouse, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°38'5"N by 1°22'4"E |
| Area Served: | Toulouse, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Toulouse |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 497 feet (151 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TLS |
| More Information: | TLS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAB / AYTK |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS):
- In addition to being known as "Toulouse Blagnac Airport", another name for TLS is "Aéroport de Toulouse – Blagnac".
- Because of Toulouse Blagnac Airport's relatively low elevation of 497 feet, planes can take off or land at Toulouse Blagnac 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 Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) is Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) E of TLS.
- The airport is home to Air France Concorde F-BVFC.
- Taxis cost approximately €22 to Toulouse city centre one way.
- Toulouse Blagnac Airport handled 7,559,350 passengers last year.
- In 2012, the airport served 7,559,350 passengers.
- Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Toulouse Blagnac Airport (meaning Toulouse Blagnac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,328 miles (19,839 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Rabaul Airport (RAB):
- 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.
- 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.
- Prior to the 1994 volcanic eruption that destroyed the town of Rabaul, the airport was located at the foot of Tavurvur volcano, near Matupit island.
- In addition to being known as "Rabaul Airport", another name for RAB is "Tokua Airport".
- The airport resides at an elevation of 32 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Rabaul Airport (RAB) is Namatanai Airport (ATN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of RAB.
- A volcano eruption closed the airport for a day in 2006.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.50 miles (74.84 km) E | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France |     |
| 2 | 53.74 miles (86.48 km) NW | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 3 | 55.39 miles (89.14 km) ESE | Carcassonne Airport (CCF) | Carcassonne, France | |
| 4 | 75.45 miles (121.43 km) WSW | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 5 | 76.94 miles (123.82 km) NE | Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France | |
| 6 | 89.40 miles (143.87 km) S | La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) | La Seu d'Urgell, Spain | |
| 7 | 91.24 miles (146.83 km) W | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 8 | 92.27 miles (148.49 km) NNW | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 9 | 97.23 miles (156.48 km) N | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| 10 | 97.72 miles (157.27 km) SE | Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) | Perpignan, France | |
| 11 | 101.50 miles (163.35 km) NNE | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| 12 | 101.85 miles (163.91 km) ESE | Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport (BZR) | Béziers, France | |
| 13 | 111.35 miles (179.20 km) NNW | Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) | Périgueux, France | |
| 14 | 129.90 miles (209.06 km) E | Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL) | Montpellier, France | |
| 15 | 132.04 miles (212.49 km) NW | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,327.53 miles (19,839.18 km) W | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,091.03 miles (19,458.58 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,066.89 miles (19,419.72 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,066.47 miles (19,419.06 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,063.19 miles (19,413.78 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,060.20 miles (19,408.97 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,050.76 miles (19,393.77 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,035.93 miles (19,369.91 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,028.45 miles (19,357.87 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,023.33 miles (19,349.63 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,001.26 miles (19,314.10 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,994.52 miles (19,303.27 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,991.54 miles (19,298.46 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,978.51 miles (19,277.49 km) SSE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,975.78 miles (19,273.11 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |