Nonstop flight route between Oshawa, Ontario, Canada and Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO), Oshawa, Ontario, Canada and Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,249 miles (or 13,275 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 Oshawa Municipal Airport and Kieta/Aropa 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 Oshawa Municipal Airport and Kieta/Aropa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YOO / CYOO |
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| Location: | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°55'22"N by 78°53'48"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Oshawa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 459 feet (140 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YOO |
| More Information: | YOO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIE / AYKT |
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| Location: | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIE |
| More Information: | KIE Maps & Info |
Facts about Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO):
- The furthest airport from Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,418 miles (18,376 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO) is Buttonville Airport (YKZ), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) W of YOO.
- Because of Oshawa Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Oshawa Municipal 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.
- In addition to being known as "Oshawa Municipal Airport", another name for YOO is "Toronto/Oshawa Municipal Airport".
- Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO) has 2 runways.
- The planned construction of a Pickering Airport, between Oshawa and Toronto, raised questions about the future of the Oshawa airport.
Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):
- The original grass airfield was occupied and expanded by the Imperial Japanese in spring 1942.
- Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kieta/Aropa Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kieta/Aropa 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 furthest airport from Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,844 miles (19,061 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- On 13 February 2012, Papua New Guinea Post-Courier reported that the landowners had announced their intention to reopen the airport.
- The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.
- In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
