Nonstop flight route between Mataram, Indonesia and Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Selaparang Airport (AMI), Mataram, Indonesia and Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,641 miles (or 7,470 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 Selaparang Airport and Fuaʻamotu International 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 Selaparang Airport and Fuaʻamotu International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Selaparang Airport (AMI):

• Because of Selaparang Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Selaparang 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 furthest airport from Selaparang Airport (AMI) is El Tigre Airport (ELX), which is nearly antipodal to Selaparang Airport (meaning Selaparang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Tigre Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in El Tigre, Venezuela.
• Taxi Mataram operated from the airport until 30 September 2011.
• Selaparang Airport was closed on 30 September 2011 to facilitate transfer of resources and operations across to the new Lombok International Airport in Central Lombok Regency.
• Private vehicles including cars, shuttle buses, buses and motorbikes had access the airport's public parking area and terminal drop off zones.
• In addition to being known as "Selaparang Airport", another name for AMI is "Bandar Udara Internasional".
• The future use of Selaparang Airport to develop a General Aviation Hub for Indonesia may offer considerable opportunities for Indonesia's tourism triangle of Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa.
• The closest airport to Selaparang Airport (AMI) is Lombok International Airport (LOP), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) SE of AMI.
• Selaparang Airport (AMI) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU):

• The furthest airport from Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) is Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR), which is nearly antipodal to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (meaning Fuaʻamotu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport), and is located 12,322 miles (19,830 kilometers) away in Tamanrasset, Algeria.
• Fuaʻamotu is a total controlled aerodrome and all traffic are guide by air traffic control.
• Under Tongan law, Fuaʻamotu International Airport is closed on Sundays — only to be opened in distress, after the minister's approval.
• Until August 2006, Peau Vavaʻu used a DC-3 on their domestic routes, but this has recently been replaced with a Jetstream 41.
• The closest airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) is Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) NNE of TBU.
• Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) has 2 runways.
• Because of Fuaʻamotu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Fuaʻamotu International 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.