Nonstop flight route between Ihu, Papua New Guinea and Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua:
Departure Airport:
(7°54'0"S by 145°24'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°2'14"N by 83°23'12"W)
Distance from IHU to PUZ:
9,106.11 miles (14,654.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ihu Airport (IHU), Ihu, Papua New Guinea and Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ), Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,106 miles (or 14,655 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 Ihu Airport and Puerto Cabezas 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 Ihu Airport and Puerto Cabezas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IHU / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ihu, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°54'0"S by 145°24'0"E |
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IHU |
| More Information: | IHU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PUZ / MNPC |
| Airport Name: | Puerto Cabezas Airport |
| Location: | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°2'14"N by 83°23'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | La Republica de Nicaragua |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PUZ |
| More Information: | PUZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ihu Airport (IHU):
- The furthest airport from Ihu Airport (IHU) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,611 miles (18,686 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Ihu Airport", another name for IHU is "AYIH".
- Because of Ihu Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Ihu 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 Ihu Airport (IHU) is Kerema Airport (KMA), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) E of IHU.
- Ihu Airport (IHU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ):
- The new air terminal has a total area of 477 m2 and a 2,400 m2 parking lot for 30 vehicles.
- The terminal currently services daily regular flights by airline Avianca Nicaragua as well as for charter flights to Managua and other air terminals on the Atlantic Coast.
- Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- There are plans to make the airport an international airport.
- The closest airport to Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Waspam Airport (WSP), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NW of PUZ.
- The furthest airport from Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Cabezas Airport (meaning Puerto Cabezas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Puerto Cabezas Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Cabezas 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.78 miles (41.49 km) E | Kerema Airport (KMA) | Kerema, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 48.46 miles (77.98 km) NW | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 57.70 miles (92.86 km) NNE | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 85.35 miles (137.36 km) WNW | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 97.75 miles (157.32 km) ENE | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 113.34 miles (182.40 km) NNE | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 123.69 miles (199.06 km) ESE | Fane Airport (FNE) | Fane, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 125.65 miles (202.21 km) N | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 129.27 miles (208.03 km) NE | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 132.93 miles (213.93 km) NNW | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 133.24 miles (214.44 km) NNE | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 162.05 miles (260.79 km) NNW | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 163.76 miles (263.55 km) SE | Jacksons International Airport (POM) | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 166.78 miles (268.40 km) SSW | Murray Island Airport (MYI) | Murray Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 170.14 miles (273.81 km) NW | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,610.94 miles (18,685.95 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,599.00 miles (18,666.74 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,585.75 miles (18,645.41 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,584.98 miles (18,644.17 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,545.32 miles (18,580.34 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,543.70 miles (18,577.74 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,542.13 miles (18,575.21 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,529.42 miles (18,554.76 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,517.90 miles (18,536.22 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,517.83 miles (18,536.11 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,512.15 miles (18,526.96 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,508.35 miles (18,520.84 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,481.67 miles (18,477.92 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,462.69 miles (18,447.37 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,453.88 miles (18,433.19 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.42 miles (100.45 km) NW | Waspam Airport (WSP) | Waspam, Nicaragua | |
| 2 | 83.38 miles (134.18 km) W | Bonanza Airport (BZA) | Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua | |
| 3 | 95.85 miles (154.26 km) WSW | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| 4 | 130.79 miles (210.49 km) S | Corn Island International Airport (RNI) | Corn Island, Nicaragua | |
| 5 | 143.80 miles (231.42 km) S | Bluefields Airport (BEF) | Bluefields, Nicaragua | |
| 6 | 144.05 miles (231.82 km) ESE | El Embrujo Airport (PVA) | Providencia Island, Colombia | |
| 7 | 150.94 miles (242.91 km) SE | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) | San Andres Island, Colombia | |
| 8 | 226.36 miles (364.29 km) S | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 228.47 miles (367.68 km) SW | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 10 | 236.41 miles (380.47 km) NW | Guanaja Airport (GJA) | Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras | |
| 11 | 239.81 miles (385.94 km) S | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 256.73 miles (413.17 km) W | Toncontín International Airport (TGU) | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
| 13 | 259.66 miles (417.89 km) WNW | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 14 | 261.76 miles (421.27 km) NW | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 15 | 265.44 miles (427.19 km) S | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,308.22 miles (19,808.11 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,775.83 miles (18,951.31 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,632.77 miles (18,721.09 km) SSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,594.80 miles (18,659.98 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,585.43 miles (18,644.90 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,562.33 miles (18,607.72 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,560.31 miles (18,604.46 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,555.86 miles (18,597.31 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,547.45 miles (18,583.77 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,543.97 miles (18,578.18 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,522.12 miles (18,543.01 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,489.95 miles (18,491.24 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,487.56 miles (18,487.39 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,484.35 miles (18,482.22 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,483.40 miles (18,480.70 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |