Nonstop flight route between Moucha Island, Djibouti and Quoin Hill, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(11°43'1"N by 43°12'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E)
Distance from MHI to UIQ:
8,189.26 miles (13,179.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moucha Airport (MHI), Moucha Island, Djibouti and Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,189 miles (or 13,179 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 Moucha Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield, 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 Moucha Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHI / HDMO |
| Airport Name: | Moucha Airport |
| Location: | Moucha Island, Djibouti |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°43'1"N by 43°12'0"E |
| Area Served: | Musha |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from MHI |
| More Information: | MHI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIQ / NVVQ |
| Airport Name: | Quoin Hill Airfield |
| Location: | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from UIQ |
| More Information: | UIQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Moucha Airport (MHI):
- The furthest airport from Moucha Airport (MHI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Moucha Airport (meaning Moucha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,690 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Moucha Airport (MHI) is Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSW of MHI.
Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ):
- The closest airport to Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is Wake Island Airfield (AWK), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) NW of UIQ.
- On 25 March 1942, the Army sent about 500 men to Efate from Noumea, and the 4th Defense Battalion, 45th Marines, arrived on 8 April.
- The base was defended by the 198th Coast Artillery.
- The furthest airport from Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.16 miles (21.17 km) SSW | Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) | Djibouti, Djibouti |     |
| 2 | 18.16 miles (29.23 km) NNE | Obock Airport (OBC) | Obock, Djibouti | |
| 3 | 51.05 miles (82.16 km) SW | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| 4 | 100.81 miles (162.24 km) NNW | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 5 | 122.44 miles (197.05 km) S | Borama Airport (BXX) | Borama, Somalia | |
| 6 | 145.44 miles (234.07 km) ENE | Aden International Airport (ADE) | Aden, Yemen | |
| 7 | 149.52 miles (240.63 km) SE | Berbera Airport (BBO) | Berbera, Somalia | |
| 8 | 150.04 miles (241.46 km) NNE | Ta'izz International Airport (TAI) | Ta'izz, Yemen | |
| 9 | 163.47 miles (263.07 km) SSE | Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) | Hargeisa, Somalia | |
| 10 | 166.03 miles (267.20 km) S | Wilwal International Airport (JIJ) | Jijiga, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 171.04 miles (275.25 km) SSW | Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 210.31 miles (338.45 km) N | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 13 | 221.22 miles (356.03 km) SE | Burao Airport (BUO) | Burao, Somalia | |
| 14 | 240.31 miles (386.75 km) W | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 268.62 miles (432.30 km) NNE | El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) | Sana'a, Yemen | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,235.08 miles (19,690.41 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,042.42 miles (19,380.34 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,982.03 miles (19,283.17 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,952.64 miles (19,235.86 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,917.67 miles (19,179.58 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,897.70 miles (19,147.44 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,867.59 miles (19,098.99 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,800.38 miles (18,990.82 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,785.26 miles (18,966.49 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,773.43 miles (18,947.45 km) ESE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,771.60 miles (18,944.51 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,738.65 miles (18,891.47 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,736.38 miles (18,887.83 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,733.51 miles (18,883.21 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,641.35 miles (18,734.88 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 168.82 miles (271.69 km) NW | Wake Island Airfield (AWK) | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 2 | 446.58 miles (718.70 km) SSE | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 453.10 miles (729.20 km) SSW | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 458.02 miles (737.11 km) SSW | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 516.41 miles (831.08 km) SSE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 527.11 miles (848.29 km) SSE | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 534.60 miles (860.36 km) SSW | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 536.33 miles (863.14 km) S | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 571.26 miles (919.35 km) SSE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 577.93 miles (930.09 km) S | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 592.06 miles (952.83 km) SW | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 611.27 miles (983.74 km) S | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 611.47 miles (984.06 km) S | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 613.16 miles (986.78 km) SSW | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 618.86 miles (995.95 km) SSE | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,748.55 miles (18,907.41 km) SSE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 10,899.60 miles (17,541.17 km) S | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 10,887.73 miles (17,522.07 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 10,867.82 miles (17,490.02 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 10,840.92 miles (17,446.73 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 10,813.73 miles (17,402.97 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 10,792.16 miles (17,368.25 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 10,790.27 miles (17,365.21 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 10,789.46 miles (17,363.91 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 10 | 10,777.55 miles (17,344.75 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 10,769.99 miles (17,332.58 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 12 | 10,760.88 miles (17,317.92 km) W | Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) | Lubango, Angola | |
| 13 | 10,759.54 miles (17,315.77 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 10,751.72 miles (17,303.17 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 10,750.87 miles (17,301.81 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |