Nonstop flight route between Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands and Manhattan, Kansas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(10°26'57"S by 161°53'53"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°8'27"N by 96°40'18"W)
Distance from IRA to MHK:
7,282.76 miles (11,720.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kirakira Airport (IRA), Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands and Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK), Manhattan, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,283 miles (or 11,720 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 Kirakira Airport and Manhattan Regional 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 Kirakira Airport and Manhattan Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRA / AGGK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°26'57"S by 161°53'53"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from IRA |
| More Information: | IRA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHK / KMHK |
| Airport Name: | Manhattan Regional Airport |
| Location: | Manhattan, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'27"N by 96°40'18"W |
| Area Served: | Manhattan, Kansas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Manhattan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1066 feet (325 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MHK |
| More Information: | MHK Maps & Info |
Facts about Kirakira Airport (IRA):
- In addition to being known as "Kirakira Airport", another name for IRA is "Ngorangora Airstrip".
- The closest airport to Kirakira Airport (IRA) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) N of IRA.
- The furthest airport from Kirakira Airport (IRA) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is nearly antipodal to Kirakira Airport (meaning Kirakira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap Skirring Airport), and is located 12,273 miles (19,752 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.
Facts about Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK):
- The furthest airport from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,646 miles (17,133 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Starting when it merged Central Airlines in 1967, the original Frontier Airlines flew from Manhattan to Salina.
- The airport is owned by the city of Manhattan, Kansas, and is five miles southwest of town.
- Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) is Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of MHK.
- Heartland Aviation uses an 8,000-square-foot stone maintenance hangar, constructed in 1940, next to the General Aviation terminal building for servicing and repairing aircraft.
- The airport has a small two-hour parking lot near the terminal and long term lot farther from the terminal.
- An older 4,100-square-foot terminal building built in 1958 is now home to General Aviation Training & Testing Service.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.46 miles (66.72 km) N | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands |     |
| 2 | 108.34 miles (174.36 km) NW | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 124.53 miles (200.42 km) NNW | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 143.95 miles (231.67 km) WNW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 146.72 miles (236.13 km) NW | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 148.25 miles (238.58 km) WNW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 154.19 miles (248.15 km) WSW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 205.11 miles (330.10 km) WNW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 226.34 miles (364.26 km) NW | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 348.30 miles (560.53 km) WNW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 364.64 miles (586.84 km) NW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 379.74 miles (611.13 km) WNW | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 447.51 miles (720.19 km) ESE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 451.22 miles (726.16 km) ESE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 456.00 miles (733.86 km) NW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,273.16 miles (19,751.69 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 2 | 12,272.42 miles (19,750.49 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 3 | 12,246.12 miles (19,708.17 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 4 | 12,243.12 miles (19,703.35 km) WNW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 5 | 12,214.46 miles (19,657.23 km) NNW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 6 | 12,174.98 miles (19,593.68 km) W | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 7 | 12,165.54 miles (19,578.50 km) NW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 8 | 12,146.26 miles (19,547.46 km) NNW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 9 | 12,137.53 miles (19,533.42 km) N | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 10 | 12,128.70 miles (19,519.21 km) W | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 11 | 12,125.43 miles (19,513.94 km) W | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 12 | 12,083.77 miles (19,446.89 km) WNW | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 13 | 12,079.33 miles (19,439.74 km) WNW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 12,069.30 miles (19,423.60 km) WNW | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 12,065.43 miles (19,417.38 km) WNW | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.89 miles (12.70 km) SW | Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) | Junction City, Kansas, United States | |
| 2 | 56.47 miles (90.89 km) E | Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP) | Topeka, Kansas, United States | |
| 3 | 57.98 miles (93.31 km) WSW | Salina Regional Airport (SLN) | Salina, Kansas, United States | |
| 4 | 59.50 miles (95.75 km) WNW | Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK) | Concordia, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 61.73 miles (99.34 km) SSE | Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP) | Emporia, Kansas, United States | |
| 6 | 78.57 miles (126.45 km) E | Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC) | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | |
| 7 | 80.27 miles (129.18 km) N | Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE) | Beatrice, Nebraska, United States | |
| 8 | 81.59 miles (131.30 km) SSW | Newton City-County Airport (EWK) | Newton, Kansas, United States | |
| 9 | 94.78 miles (152.53 km) S | Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK) | El Dorado, Kansas, United States | |
| 10 | 95.13 miles (153.10 km) E | Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States | |
| 11 | 98.04 miles (157.78 km) ESE | New Century AirCenter (JCI) | Olathe, Kansas, United States | |
| 12 | 98.20 miles (158.04 km) SW | Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 103.61 miles (166.74 km) ENE | Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) | St. Joseph, Missouri, United States | |
| 14 | 104.19 miles (167.68 km) SSW | Beech Factory Airport (BEC) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 15 | 105.35 miles (169.55 km) E | Kansas City International Airport (MCI) | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,646.20 miles (17,133.36 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,646.18 miles (17,133.33 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,624.06 miles (17,097.73 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,601.38 miles (17,061.23 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,598.57 miles (17,056.70 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,571.48 miles (17,013.11 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,555.84 miles (16,987.94 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,546.79 miles (16,973.37 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,545.78 miles (16,971.74 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,524.88 miles (16,938.11 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,513.91 miles (16,920.45 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,503.57 miles (16,903.81 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,497.83 miles (16,894.57 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,464.12 miles (16,840.32 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,460.24 miles (16,834.09 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |