Nonstop flight route between Arba Minch, Ethiopia and Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(6°2'22"N by 37°35'25"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E)
Distance from AMH to KIE:
8,189.64 miles (13,179.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arba Minch Airport (AMH), Arba Minch, Ethiopia and Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,190 miles (or 13,180 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMH / HAAM |
| Airport Name: | Arba Minch Airport |
| Location: | Arba Minch, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°2'22"N by 37°35'25"E |
| Area Served: | Arba Minch, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 3894 feet (1,187 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AMH |
| More Information: | AMH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIE / AYKT |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Arba Minch Airport (AMH):
- Arba Minch Airport is an airport serving Arba Minch, a city in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region in Ethiopia.
- The furthest airport from Arba Minch Airport (AMH) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Arba Minch Airport (meaning Arba Minch Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,090 miles (19,457 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Air Force notes in its 2012/13 annual survey of units that the 409th Air Expeditionary Group operates ISR aircraft from unspecified locations in the United States Air Forces Africa area of responsibility.
- The airport sits at an elevation of 1,187 metres above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Arba Minch Airport (AMH) is Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO), which is located 73 miles (117 kilometers) WSW of AMH.
- Arba Minch Airport (AMH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):
- Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- On 13 February 2012, Papua New Guinea Post-Courier reported that the landowners had announced their intention to reopen the airport.
- The original grass airfield was occupied and expanded by the Imperial Japanese in spring 1942.
- In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.
- Nowadays the airfield is disused and overgrown with bush.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.86 miles (117.26 km) WSW | Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO) | Jinka, Ethiopia |     |
| 2 | 94.54 miles (152.14 km) NE | Awasa International Airport (AWA) | Awasa, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 124.26 miles (199.98 km) NNW | Aba Segud Airport (JIM) | Jimma, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 155.08 miles (249.58 km) WNW | Mizan Teferi Airport (MTF) | Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 157.43 miles (253.36 km) ESE | Neghelle Airport (EGL) | Negele Boran, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 184.25 miles (296.52 km) ENE | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 202.52 miles (325.92 km) NW | Gore Airport (GOR) | Gore, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 206.21 miles (331.86 km) SSE | Moyale Airport (MYS) | Moyale, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 213.44 miles (343.50 km) SW | Kalokol Airport (KLK) | Kalokol, Kenya | |
| 10 | 219.24 miles (352.84 km) NNE | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 223.38 miles (359.49 km) SSW | Eliye Springs Airport (EYS) | Eliye Springs, Kenya | |
| 12 | 227.90 miles (366.77 km) ENE | Ghinnir Airport (GNN) | Ghinnir, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 243.38 miles (391.67 km) SW | Lodwar Airport (LOK) | Lodwar, Kenya | |
| 14 | 252.80 miles (406.84 km) NW | Gambela Airport (GMB) | Gambela, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 255.63 miles (411.39 km) NW | Dembidolo Airport (DEM) | Dembidolo, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,089.82 miles (19,456.63 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,805.52 miles (18,999.10 km) SSE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,801.03 miles (18,991.87 km) SSE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,753.24 miles (18,914.95 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,745.35 miles (18,902.26 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,739.52 miles (18,892.88 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,724.41 miles (18,868.56 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,710.77 miles (18,846.61 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,703.13 miles (18,834.32 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,691.71 miles (18,815.94 km) SE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,627.81 miles (18,713.09 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,599.42 miles (18,667.41 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,515.30 miles (18,532.04 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,504.31 miles (18,514.35 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,502.86 miles (18,512.02 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.95 miles (78.77 km) SSE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 54.13 miles (87.12 km) ESE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 77.65 miles (124.96 km) S | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 94.46 miles (152.01 km) NW | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 146.31 miles (235.46 km) ESE | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 146.64 miles (235.99 km) SSE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 161.62 miles (260.11 km) NW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 175.22 miles (282.00 km) SE | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 267.04 miles (429.76 km) WNW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 274.68 miles (442.06 km) W | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 277.53 miles (446.64 km) SW | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 290.16 miles (466.96 km) NW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 292.11 miles (470.10 km) ESE | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 293.20 miles (471.87 km) W | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 307.28 miles (494.52 km) SE | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,843.84 miles (19,060.76 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,838.79 miles (19,052.64 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,832.78 miles (19,042.97 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,820.93 miles (19,023.90 km) N | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,772.48 miles (18,945.93 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 6 | 11,765.37 miles (18,934.49 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 7 | 11,750.86 miles (18,911.14 km) N | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,741.64 miles (18,896.30 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 9 | 11,733.20 miles (18,882.71 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 10 | 11,726.21 miles (18,871.46 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,725.95 miles (18,871.04 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 12 | 11,709.95 miles (18,845.29 km) N | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,707.35 miles (18,841.11 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,693.92 miles (18,819.49 km) NW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 15 | 11,682.02 miles (18,800.34 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |