Nonstop flight route between Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(3°19'36"N by 117°33'56"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from TRK to LAE:
2,124.50 miles (3,419.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juwata Airport (TRK), Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,124 miles (or 3,419 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 relatively short distance between Juwata Airport and Lae Nadzab Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRK / WALR |
| Airport Name: | Juwata Airport |
| Location: | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°19'36"N by 117°33'56"E |
| Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura I |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TRK |
| More Information: | TRK 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 Juwata Airport (TRK):
- Because of Juwata Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Juwata 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.
- Juwata Airport handled 913 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Juwata Airport (TRK) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Juwata Airport (meaning Juwata Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,897 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Juwata Airport (TRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Juwata Airport (TRK) is Bunyu Airport (BYQ), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of TRK.
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- The airfield in Lae was operating at the same time as Nadzab but business was significantly lost to the new airport complex became fully operational in 1977.
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
- 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.
- Nazdab is located twenty-seven miles NW of Lae by road 900 yds by an indefinite width.
- 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.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In March 1942, the Japanese occupied Lae and Salamaua.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.64 miles (36.43 km) ENE | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 56.40 miles (90.77 km) N | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 78.22 miles (125.88 km) NNE | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 81.46 miles (131.09 km) S | Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 105.22 miles (169.33 km) NE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 128.88 miles (207.42 km) NNE | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 135.08 miles (217.39 km) WNW | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 141.81 miles (228.21 km) WNW | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 146.27 miles (235.40 km) W | Long Banga Airport (LBP) | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 147.31 miles (237.06 km) W | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 147.66 miles (237.63 km) WNW | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 149.89 miles (241.22 km) WNW | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 164.89 miles (265.36 km) W | Long Lellang Airport (LGL) | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 166.02 miles (267.18 km) WNW | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 170.16 miles (273.85 km) NW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,363.19 miles (19,896.58 km) SE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,278.74 miles (19,760.67 km) E | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,271.30 miles (19,748.70 km) SSE | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,271.16 miles (19,748.47 km) W | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,267.46 miles (19,742.52 km) W | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,121.19 miles (19,507.11 km) SSE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,111.20 miles (19,491.04 km) ESE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,111.07 miles (19,490.83 km) W | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,051.17 miles (19,394.44 km) SSE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,043.41 miles (19,381.94 km) W | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,001.18 miles (19,313.97 km) WSW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,993.97 miles (19,302.37 km) SSW | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,988.77 miles (19,294.00 km) W | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,939.19 miles (19,214.22 km) NNW | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| 15 | 11,935.18 miles (19,207.76 km) E | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 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 | |