Nonstop flight route between Mendi, Papua New Guinea and Quimper, France:
Departure Airport:
(6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E)
Arrival Airport:
(47°58'30"N by 4°10'4"W)
Distance from MDU to UIP:
8,982.91 miles (14,456.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mendi Airport (MDU), Mendi, Papua New Guinea and Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP), Quimper, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,983 miles (or 14,457 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 Mendi Airport and Quimper - Cornouaille 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 Mendi Airport and Quimper - Cornouaille Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDU / AYMN |
| Airport Name: | Mendi Airport |
| Location: | Mendi, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E |
| Elevation: | 5680 feet (1,731 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MDU |
| More Information: | MDU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIP / LFRQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Quimper, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°58'30"N by 4°10'4"W |
| Area Served: | Quimper, France |
| Operator/Owner: | SEAQC - Société d'Exploitation de l'Aéroport de Quimper Cornouaille |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 297 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UIP |
| More Information: | UIP Maps & Info |
Facts about Mendi Airport (MDU):
- The furthest airport from Mendi Airport (MDU) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,735 miles (18,885 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Mendi Airport (MDU) is Moro Airport (MXH), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of MDU.
- Mendi Airport (MDU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mendi Airport's high elevation of 5,680 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MDU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MDU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP):
- Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Quimper - Cornouaille Airport's relatively low elevation of 297 feet, planes can take off or land at Quimper - Cornouaille 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 "Quimper - Cornouaille Airport", another name for UIP is "Aéroport de Quimper - Cornouaille".
- The closest airport to Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) is Brest Bretagne Airport (BES), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNW of UIP.
- The furthest airport from Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (meaning Quimper - Cornouaille Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,136 miles (19,531 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.41 miles (52.16 km) WSW | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 49.17 miles (79.14 km) ENE | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 84.20 miles (135.51 km) NNE | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 90.62 miles (145.84 km) E | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 97.15 miles (156.34 km) SSE | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 101.43 miles (163.23 km) NE | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 115.37 miles (185.67 km) SSW | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 119.26 miles (191.93 km) E | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 122.70 miles (197.47 km) SE | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 138.30 miles (222.58 km) WNW | Biangabip Airport (BPK) | Biangabip, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 143.15 miles (230.38 km) SSW | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 154.87 miles (249.24 km) E | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 157.88 miles (254.09 km) NW | Frieda River Airport (FAQ) | Frieda River, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 157.89 miles (254.10 km) ESE | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 158.37 miles (254.87 km) E | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,734.70 miles (18,885.13 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,709.94 miles (18,845.27 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,694.80 miles (18,820.91 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,676.98 miles (18,792.23 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,649.89 miles (18,748.63 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,623.91 miles (18,706.82 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,600.40 miles (18,668.98 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,542.58 miles (18,575.94 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,513.29 miles (18,528.79 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,509.27 miles (18,522.32 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,451.03 miles (18,428.60 km) ENE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,445.71 miles (18,420.04 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,430.70 miles (18,395.88 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,416.57 miles (18,373.14 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,375.19 miles (18,306.54 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.66 miles (55.78 km) NNW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 2 | 36.84 miles (59.29 km) ESE | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France | |
| 3 | 46.16 miles (74.28 km) NNE | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 4 | 62.54 miles (100.65 km) NNE | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| 5 | 69.27 miles (111.47 km) ESE | Meucon Airport (VNE) | Vannes, France | |
| 6 | 71.75 miles (115.47 km) ENE | Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) | Saint-Brieuc, France | |
| 7 | 104.91 miles (168.84 km) ENE | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 8 | 112.75 miles (181.45 km) E | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) | Rennes, France | |
| 9 | 120.22 miles (193.47 km) SE | Île d'Yeu Aerodrome (IDY) | Île d'Yeu, France | |
| 10 | 123.56 miles (198.86 km) NE | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 124.02 miles (199.60 km) NE | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 132.05 miles (212.51 km) ESE | Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) | Nantes, France | |
| 13 | 149.00 miles (239.80 km) NE | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 162.00 miles (260.71 km) NNW | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 164.99 miles (265.52 km) NW | St Mary's Airport (ISC) | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,135.89 miles (19,530.78 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,129.97 miles (19,521.25 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,100.73 miles (19,474.20 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,095.23 miles (19,465.34 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,088.48 miles (19,454.48 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,075.74 miles (19,433.97 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,068.12 miles (19,421.72 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,067.79 miles (19,421.18 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,050.79 miles (19,393.81 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,044.42 miles (19,383.57 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,042.74 miles (19,380.86 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,038.31 miles (19,373.73 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,037.47 miles (19,372.38 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,017.71 miles (19,340.57 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,003.93 miles (19,318.40 km) SE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |