Nonstop flight route between Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and Pescara, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(4°20'25"S by 152°22'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°26'13"N by 14°11'13"E)
Distance from RAB to PSR:
8,763.87 miles (14,104.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rabaul Airport (RAB), Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and Abruzzo Airport (PSR), Pescara, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,764 miles (or 14,104 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 Rabaul Airport and Abruzzo 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 Rabaul Airport and Abruzzo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAB / AYTK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°20'25"S by 152°22'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RAB |
| More Information: | RAB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSR / LIBP |
| Airport Name: | Abruzzo Airport |
| Location: | Pescara, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°26'13"N by 14°11'13"E |
| Area Served: | Pescara |
| Operator/Owner: | S.A.G.A. S.p.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PSR |
| More Information: | PSR Maps & Info |
Facts about Rabaul Airport (RAB):
- The closest airport to Rabaul Airport (RAB) is Namatanai Airport (ATN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of RAB.
- Rabaul Airport (RAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Rabaul Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Rabaul 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.
- Prior to the 1994 volcanic eruption that destroyed the town of Rabaul, the airport was located at the foot of Tavurvur volcano, near Matupit island.
- The furthest airport from Rabaul Airport (RAB) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,780 miles (18,959 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Rabaul Airport", another name for RAB is "Tokua Airport".
Facts about Abruzzo Airport (PSR):
- Because of Abruzzo Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Abruzzo 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.
- Abruzzo Airport (PSR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Abruzzo Airport (PSR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,892 miles (19,138 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Abruzzo Airport (PSR) is Latina Airport (QLT), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) SW of PSR.
- In 1973 the historian, Bruce Barrymore Halpenny, who was living in Abruzzo, organised a British Caledonian BAC 111 to take off from Genoa to Pescara as a test flight for a large commercial aircraft to test the feasibility of the approach and landing at Pescara.
- Abruzzo Airport is an airport located near Pescara, Italy.
- Abruzzo Airport handled 563,187 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.72 miles (75.18 km) N | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 91.30 miles (146.93 km) N | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 94.86 miles (152.67 km) SSW | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 108.75 miles (175.02 km) SSW | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 127.72 miles (205.55 km) E | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 156.47 miles (251.82 km) WSW | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 162.96 miles (262.25 km) NW | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 174.66 miles (281.09 km) ESE | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 194.14 miles (312.43 km) SW | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 234.04 miles (376.64 km) WSW | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 249.57 miles (401.64 km) NW | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 267.04 miles (429.76 km) ESE | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 282.49 miles (454.62 km) WSW | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 301.27 miles (484.84 km) SSW | Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA) | Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 302.94 miles (487.54 km) SE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,780.47 miles (18,958.79 km) NNE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,677.69 miles (18,793.37 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,664.26 miles (18,771.76 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,653.51 miles (18,754.46 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,631.72 miles (18,719.39 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,560.86 miles (18,605.35 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,560.74 miles (18,605.16 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,556.32 miles (18,598.04 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,554.50 miles (18,595.12 km) SE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,531.71 miles (18,558.44 km) N | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,523.24 miles (18,544.81 km) NNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,508.13 miles (18,520.50 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,498.37 miles (18,504.79 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 14 | 11,497.70 miles (18,503.72 km) NE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,495.96 miles (18,500.92 km) SSE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 90.18 miles (145.14 km) SW | Latina Airport (QLT) | Latina (near Rome), Italy | |
| 2 | 91.50 miles (147.26 km) NNW | Falconara Airport (AOI) | Ancona, Italy | |
| 3 | 92.64 miles (149.09 km) WSW | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| 4 | 96.34 miles (155.04 km) WNW | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| 5 | 98.05 miles (157.80 km) SE | Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) | Foggia, Italy | |
| 6 | 107.42 miles (172.88 km) S | Naples International Airport (NAP) | Naples, Italy | |
| 7 | 109.12 miles (175.61 km) WSW | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| 8 | 129.36 miles (208.18 km) NNE | Zadar Airport (ZAD) | Zadar, Croatia | |
| 9 | 131.04 miles (210.89 km) SSE | Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) | Salerno, Italy | |
| 10 | 131.05 miles (210.90 km) NE | Split Airport (SPU) | Split, Croatia | |
| 11 | 135.12 miles (217.46 km) NW | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy | |
| 12 | 139.18 miles (223.99 km) ENE | Bol Airport (BWK) | Bol, Croatia | |
| 13 | 147.43 miles (237.27 km) N | Lošinj Airport (LSZ) | Mali Lošinj, Lošinj, Croatia | |
| 14 | 158.95 miles (255.80 km) WNW | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| 15 | 160.01 miles (257.51 km) W | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,892.09 miles (19,138.41 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,548.41 miles (18,585.31 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,512.00 miles (18,526.73 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,476.36 miles (18,469.36 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,475.11 miles (18,467.35 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,465.00 miles (18,451.08 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,455.33 miles (18,435.52 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,450.64 miles (18,427.97 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,442.47 miles (18,414.83 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,439.00 miles (18,409.24 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,432.40 miles (18,398.63 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,428.30 miles (18,392.03 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,411.41 miles (18,364.84 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,394.75 miles (18,338.02 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,393.80 miles (18,336.50 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |