Nonstop flight route between Bedwell Harbour, British Columbia, Canada and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW), Bedwell Harbour, British Columbia, Canada and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,561 miles (or 10,560 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 Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome 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 Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome and Lae Nadzab Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW):

• Because of Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome 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 Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW) is Mayne Island Water Aerodrome (YAV), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of YBW.
• In addition to being known as "Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome", another name for YBW is "CAB3".
• The furthest airport from Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,715 miles (17,243 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.

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.
• Nadzab is located on the Erap River, 5 kilometres North of the Markham River.
• Two parallel runways were built, running roughly east to west.
• In March 1942, the Japanese occupied Lae and Salamaua.
• Today, the former 'East Base' or No.
• 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.