1 June 1937–2 July 1937
Earhart’s 1937 World Flight
Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan flew an equatorial route around most of the world before disappearing between Lae and Howland Island.
Place
Lae
The final confirmed departure point of Earhart and Noonan.
Coordinates-6.73, 147.00
Related expeditions
Sources and further reading
- Amelia Earhart, National Air and Space Museum. World-flight route, chronology, aircraft, and disappearance.
- Wikidata Geographic Coordinates, Wikimedia Foundation and Wikidata contributors. CC0 geographic coordinates used to verify unambiguous named places during the July 2026 coordinate audit. This source supports contemporary point placement only, not historical route or chronology claims.