Nonstop flight route between Los Angeles, California, United States and Awaba, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California, United States and Awaba Airport (AWB), Awaba, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,032 miles (or 11,317 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 Los Angeles International Airport and Awaba 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 Los Angeles International Airport and Awaba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAX / KLAX |
Airport Name: | Los Angeles International Airport |
Location: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'33"N by 118°24'29"W |
Area Served: | Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | City of Los Angeles |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAX |
More Information: | LAX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AWB / AYAW |
Airport Name: | Awaba Airport |
Location: | Awaba, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°0'51"S by 142°45'3"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AWB |
More Information: | AWB Maps & Info |
Facts about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):
- The closest airport to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) ESE of LAX.
- Los Angeles International Airport handled 66,667,619 passengers last year.
- The distinctive white googie "Theme Building", designed by Pereira & Luckman architect Paul Williams and constructed in 1961 by Robert E.
- In 2000, before Los Angeles hosted the Democratic National Convention, fifteen glass pylons up to ten stories high were placed in a circle around the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Century Boulevard, with more pylons of decreasing height following Century Boulevard eastward, evoking a sense of departure and arrival.
- In 1958, the architecture firm Pereira & Luckman was contracted to plan the re-design of the airport for the "jet age".
- The airport is a hub for United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and a focus city for Southwest Airlines, Allegiant Air, Air New Zealand, Qantas, Virgin America and Volaris.
- Because of Los Angeles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Angeles International 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.
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,487 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Mines Field did not extend west of Sepulveda Boulevard.
- On July 10, 1956, Boeing's 707 prototype visited LAX.
- In 2012, LAX was the sixth busiest airport in the world by passenger volume with 63,688,121 passengers, an increase of 3% from 2011.
Facts about Awaba Airport (AWB):
- Because of Awaba Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Awaba 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 Awaba Airport (AWB) is Sasereme Airport (TDS), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of AWB.
- The furthest airport from Awaba Airport (AWB) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,622 miles (18,704 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- Awaba Airport (AWB) currently has only 1 runway.