Nonstop flight route between Huntingburg, Indiana, United States and Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(38°14'56"N by 86°57'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°34'10"S by 146°43'33"E)
Distance from HNB to LAE:
8,443.43 miles (13,588.35 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Huntingburg Airport (HNB), Huntingburg, Indiana, United States and Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,443 miles (or 13,588 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 Huntingburg 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 Huntingburg 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: | HNB / KHNB |
| Airport Name: | Huntingburg Airport |
| Location: | Huntingburg, Indiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°14'56"N by 86°57'12"W |
| Area Served: | Huntingburg, Indiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Dubois County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 529 feet (161 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HNB |
| More Information: | HNB 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 Huntingburg Airport (HNB):
- The furthest airport from Huntingburg Airport (HNB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,173 miles (17,981 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Huntingburg Airport's relatively low elevation of 529 feet, planes can take off or land at Huntingburg 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.
- Huntingburg Airport (HNB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Huntingburg Airport (HNB) is French Lick Municipal Airport (FRH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of HNB.
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of LAE.
- Lae airfield continued to be used by Air Niugini and other third-level airlines until 1987.
- After Lae was liberated, the United States Army built Nadzab airport and developed it into a massive airbase complex.
- 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.
- Between April 1943 and July 1943, the Allied Geographical Section of South West Pacific Area conducted reconnaissance after the Japanese invasion.
- 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.
- Today, the former 'East Base' or No.
- Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.70 miles (39.75 km) NE | French Lick Municipal Airport (FRH) | French Lick, Indiana, United States |     |
| 2 | 34.58 miles (55.64 km) WSW | Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
| 3 | 37.10 miles (59.71 km) SSW | Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB) | Owensboro, Kentucky, United States | |
| 4 | 44.53 miles (71.67 km) NW | O'Neal Airport (OEA) | Vincennes, Indiana, United States | |
| 5 | 49.22 miles (79.21 km) NE | Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport (BFR) | Bedford, Indiana, United States | |
| 6 | 50.10 miles (80.63 km) NW | Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport (LWV) | Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States | |
| 7 | 51.03 miles (82.12 km) NW | Ed-Air Airport (OTN) | Oaktown, Indiana, United States | |
| 8 | 58.37 miles (93.94 km) ESE | Godman Army Airfield (FTK) | Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States | |
| 9 | 64.60 miles (103.96 km) NNE | Monroe County Airport (BMG) | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | |
| 10 | 65.50 miles (105.42 km) NNW | Sullivan County Airport (SIV) | Sullivan, Indiana, United States | |
| 11 | 66.28 miles (106.67 km) E | Louisville International Airport (SDF) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 12 | 68.20 miles (109.76 km) SE | Addington Field (EKX) | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 13 | 70.02 miles (112.69 km) E | Bowman Field (LOU) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 14 | 73.26 miles (117.90 km) NE | Freeman Municipal Airport (SER) | Seymour, Indiana, United States | |
| 15 | 84.63 miles (136.19 km) ESE | Samuels Field (BRY) | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,173.13 miles (17,981.37 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,151.15 miles (17,945.98 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,128.62 miles (17,909.73 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,124.69 miles (17,903.41 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,098.60 miles (17,861.43 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,083.10 miles (17,836.48 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,073.97 miles (17,821.79 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,070.03 miles (17,815.45 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,048.60 miles (17,780.96 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,033.44 miles (17,756.55 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,029.85 miles (17,750.78 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,012.27 miles (17,722.48 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,981.39 miles (17,672.79 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,980.16 miles (17,670.81 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,968.12 miles (17,651.44 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, 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 | |