Nonstop flight route between Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea and Puerto Madryn, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea and El Tehuelche Airport (PMY), Puerto Madryn, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,190 miles (or 13,180 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 Kieta/Aropa Airport and El Tehuelche 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 Kieta/Aropa Airport and El Tehuelche Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIE / AYKT |
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Location: | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIE |
More Information: | KIE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMY / SAVY |
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Location: | Puerto Madryn, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°45'30"S by 65°6'5"W |
Area Served: | Puerto Madryn |
Operator/Owner: | Argentine Government (Ministry of Planning and Public Services) |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PMY |
More Information: | PMY Maps & Info |
Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):
- Because of Kieta/Aropa Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kieta/Aropa 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
- Nowadays the airfield is disused and overgrown with bush.
- The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.
- Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,844 miles (19,061 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- After World War II the airport became one of Bougainville's main airports.
Facts about El Tehuelche Airport (PMY):
- El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Emergency facilities at the airport are limited.
- The furthest airport from El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) is Xilinhot Airport (XIL), which is nearly antipodal to El Tehuelche Airport (meaning El Tehuelche Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Xilinhot Airport), and is located 12,341 miles (19,860 kilometers) away in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
- The closest airport to El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) is Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) SSW of PMY.
- In addition to being known as "El Tehuelche Airport", another name for PMY is "Aeropuerto El Tehuelche".