Nonstop flight route between Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Brigham City, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Brigham City Airport (BMC), Brigham City, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,098 miles (or 11,424 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 Lae Nadzab Airport and Brigham City Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMC / KBMC |
Airport Name: | Brigham City Airport |
Location: | Brigham City, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°33'9"N by 112°3'43"W |
Area Served: | Brigham City, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | Brigham City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4229 feet (1,289 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BMC |
More Information: | BMC Maps & Info |
Facts about Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE):
- Between April 1943 and July 1943, the Allied Geographical Section of South West Pacific Area conducted reconnaissance after the Japanese invasion.
- Lae airfield continued to be used by Air Niugini and other third-level airlines until 1987.
- Lae Nadzab Airport is a regional airport located at Nadzab 42 kilometres outside of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea along the Highlands Highway.
- 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 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.
- After Lae was liberated, the United States Army built Nadzab airport and developed it into a massive airbase complex.
- The closest airport to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) is Bulolo Airport (BUL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of 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.
Facts about Brigham City Airport (BMC):
- The furthest airport from Brigham City Airport (BMC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,907 miles (17,553 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Brigham City Airport's high elevation of 4,229 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BMC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BMC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Brigham City Airport (BMC) is Logan-Cache Airport (LGU), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NNE of BMC.
- Brigham City Airport (BMC) currently has only 1 runway.