Nonstop flight route between Phalaborwa, South Africa and Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from PHW to LNV:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- PHW Airport Information
- LNV Airport Information
- Facts about PHW
- Facts about LNV
- Map of Nearest Airports to PHW
- List of Nearest Airports to PHW
- Map of Furthest Airports from PHW
- List of Furthest Airports from PHW
- Map of Nearest Airports to LNV
- List of Nearest Airports to LNV
- Map of Furthest Airports from LNV
- List of Furthest Airports from LNV
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW), Phalaborwa, South Africa and Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV), Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,088 miles (or 13,017 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 Hendrik Van Eck Airport and Lihir Island Regional 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 Hendrik Van Eck Airport and Lihir Island Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PHW / FAPH |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Phalaborwa, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°56'12"S by 31°9'18"E |
Area Served: | Phalaborwa, South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1432 feet (436 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PHW |
More Information: | PHW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNV / AYKY |
Airport Name: | Lihir Island Regional Airport |
Location: | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°2'32"S by 152°37'40"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from LNV |
More Information: | LNV Maps & Info |
Facts about Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW):
- In addition to being known as "Hendrik Van Eck Airport", another name for PHW is "Phalaborwa Airport".
- The furthest airport from Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,944 miles (19,222 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) is Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of PHW.
Facts about Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV):
- The furthest airport from Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,846 miles (19,064 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Because of Lihir Island Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Lihir Island Regional 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 Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) is Namatanai Airport (ATN), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SSW of LNV.