Nonstop flight route between Torrington, Wyoming, United States and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(42°3'51"N by 104°9'10"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from TOR to LAE:
7,500.52 miles (12,070.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR), Torrington, Wyoming, United States and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,501 miles (or 12,071 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 Torrington Municipal Airport and Lae Nadzab 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 Torrington Municipal Airport and Lae Nadzab Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOR / KTOR |
| Airport Name: | Torrington Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Torrington, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°3'51"N by 104°9'10"W |
| Area Served: | Torrington, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Torrington |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4207 feet (1,282 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TOR |
| More Information: | TOR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAE / AYNZ |
| Airport Name: | Lae Nadzab Airport |
| Location: | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Papua New Guinea Office of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 239 feet (73 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAE |
| More Information: | LAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR):
- The closest airport to Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) is Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) ESE of TOR.
- The furthest airport from Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,731 miles (17,271 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Torrington Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,207 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TOR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TOR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) has 2 runways.
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lae Nadzab Airport's relatively low elevation of 239 feet, planes can take off or land at Lae Nadzab 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 Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
- In 1962, the main strip at Nadzab was resealed by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Works and lengthened to make it suitable for Mirage fighters, even though they never materialised.
- Nazdab is located twenty-seven miles NW of Lae by road 900 yds by an indefinite width.
- The furthest airport from Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.51 miles (50.71 km) ESE | Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States |     |
| 2 | 69.20 miles (111.37 km) E | Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | |
| 3 | 71.40 miles (114.91 km) SSW | Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 4 | 74.18 miles (119.38 km) SSW | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 5 | 75.89 miles (122.13 km) NE | Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) | Chadron, Nebraska, United States | |
| 6 | 80.73 miles (129.92 km) NW | Converse County Airport (DGW) | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | |
| 7 | 89.92 miles (144.71 km) SE | Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 8 | 94.19 miles (151.58 km) WSW | Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | |
| 9 | 106.61 miles (171.57 km) NE | Pine Ridge Airport (XPR) | Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States | |
| 10 | 115.15 miles (185.31 km) SSW | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 120.01 miles (193.13 km) SSW | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 131.41 miles (211.49 km) WNW | Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield (CPR) | Casper, Wyoming, United States | |
| 13 | 139.21 miles (224.04 km) SSE | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 144.16 miles (232.01 km) WSW | Shively Field (SAA) | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | |
| 15 | 147.61 miles (237.56 km) NNE | Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,731.42 miles (17,270.51 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,605.40 miles (17,067.70 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,577.46 miles (17,022.73 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,556.24 miles (16,988.58 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,415.47 miles (16,762.03 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,296.65 miles (16,570.82 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,288.20 miles (16,557.22 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,247.59 miles (16,491.86 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,246.61 miles (16,490.28 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,224.65 miles (16,454.94 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,204.51 miles (16,422.53 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,200.73 miles (16,416.44 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,166.24 miles (16,360.93 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,162.85 miles (16,355.48 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,148.45 miles (16,332.30 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.97 miles (72.37 km) S | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 58.68 miles (94.44 km) WNW | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 63.54 miles (102.26 km) NW | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 77.51 miles (124.73 km) E | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 78.46 miles (126.27 km) WSW | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 97.63 miles (157.12 km) WNW | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 114.22 miles (183.82 km) NW | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 116.43 miles (187.38 km) SW | Kerema Airport (KMA) | Kerema, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 126.34 miles (203.32 km) WNW | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 129.27 miles (208.03 km) SW | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 139.10 miles (223.85 km) S | Fane Airport (FNE) | Fane, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 140.13 miles (225.51 km) ENE | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 145.33 miles (233.89 km) WSW | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 168.86 miles (271.75 km) NW | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 174.08 miles (280.15 km) SSE | Kokoda Airport (KKD) | Kokoda, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,714.18 miles (18,852.10 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,635.23 miles (18,725.04 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,608.79 miles (18,682.49 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,594.32 miles (18,659.20 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,576.38 miles (18,630.33 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,563.96 miles (18,610.34 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,560.62 miles (18,604.97 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,557.57 miles (18,600.06 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,536.25 miles (18,565.75 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,532.99 miles (18,560.49 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,517.64 miles (18,535.79 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,516.19 miles (18,533.47 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,515.76 miles (18,532.78 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,482.14 miles (18,478.67 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,472.16 miles (18,462.61 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |