Nonstop flight route between Mount Cook, New Zealand and Kufra, Libya:
Departure Airport:
(43°46'0"S by 170°8'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(24°10'42"N by 23°18'50"E)
Distance from MON to AKF:
10,128.19 miles (16,299.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mount Cook Airport (MON), Mount Cook, New Zealand and Kufra Airport (AKF), Kufra, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,128 miles (or 16,300 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 Mount Cook Airport and Kufra 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 Mount Cook Airport and Kufra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MON / NZMC |
| Airport Name: | Mount Cook Airport |
| Location: | Mount Cook, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°46'0"S by 170°8'8"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Aoraki Mount Cook Airport Ltd |
| Elevation: | 2153 feet (656 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MON |
| More Information: | MON Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKF / HLKF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kufra, Libya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°10'42"N by 23°18'50"E |
| Area Served: | Kufra, Libya |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1368 feet (417 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKF |
| More Information: | AKF Maps & Info |
Facts about Mount Cook Airport (MON):
- The furthest airport from Mount Cook Airport (MON) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Mount Cook Airport (meaning Mount Cook Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,356 miles (19,885 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- The closest airport to Mount Cook Airport (MON) is Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) S of MON.
- Mount Cook Airport (MON) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kufra Airport (AKF):
- The closest airport to Kufra Airport (AKF) is Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ), which is located 360 miles (580 kilometers) ESE of AKF.
- The furthest airport from Kufra Airport (AKF) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is nearly antipodal to Kufra Airport (meaning Kufra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mangaia Island Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,732 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
- In July 2013 Libyan Airlines re-launched the Benghasi service that was suspended nine years earlier.
- In addition to being known as "Kufra Airport", another name for AKF is "مطار الكفرة".
- Kufra Airport (AKF) has 2 runways.
- On 26 August 2008, a hijacked Sudanese Boeing 737 landed at Kufra Airport after having departed at Nyala Airport, Darfur, with destination Khartoum.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.67 miles (15.56 km) S | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 21.84 miles (35.15 km) NNW | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 65.57 miles (105.53 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 79.37 miles (127.74 km) SSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 83.31 miles (134.07 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 84.40 miles (135.83 km) NNE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 95.36 miles (153.46 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 104.68 miles (168.47 km) NNE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 106.67 miles (171.66 km) SSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 110.74 miles (178.22 km) SW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 121.37 miles (195.32 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 126.19 miles (203.08 km) WSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 149.36 miles (240.37 km) S | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 158.18 miles (254.57 km) NNE | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 197.92 miles (318.52 km) ENE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,355.69 miles (19,884.50 km) WNW | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,342.36 miles (19,863.05 km) NW | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,313.54 miles (19,816.68 km) NNW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,269.83 miles (19,746.32 km) NNW | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,251.77 miles (19,717.26 km) NNW | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,244.90 miles (19,706.21 km) W | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,233.08 miles (19,687.19 km) NNW | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,229.42 miles (19,681.29 km) NW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 9 | 12,209.70 miles (19,649.55 km) WNW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,177.25 miles (19,597.34 km) NNW | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 11 | 12,165.67 miles (19,578.69 km) NNW | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 12 | 12,145.37 miles (19,546.04 km) WNW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,141.19 miles (19,539.31 km) NW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,133.52 miles (19,526.95 km) W | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,106.68 miles (19,483.76 km) WNW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 360.20 miles (579.69 km) ESE | Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) | Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt | |
| 2 | 485.86 miles (781.91 km) NNW | Marsa Brega Airport (LMQ) | Brega, Libya | |
| 3 | 510.41 miles (821.43 km) SSW | Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) | Faya-Largeau, Chad | |
| 4 | 518.80 miles (834.92 km) ENE | Assiut Airport (ATZ) | Assiut, Egypt | |
| 5 | 541.08 miles (870.78 km) ESE | Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) | Abu Simbel, Egypt | |
| 6 | 546.87 miles (880.10 km) ESE | Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) | Wadi Halfa, Sudan | |
| 7 | 547.97 miles (881.88 km) N | Tobruk International Airport (TOB) | Tobruk, Libya | |
| 8 | 548.43 miles (882.62 km) NNE | Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) | Mersa Matruh, Egypt | |
| 9 | 573.68 miles (923.24 km) SE | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| 10 | 577.60 miles (929.56 km) NNW | Benina International Airport (BEN) | Benghazi, Libya | |
| 11 | 597.34 miles (961.32 km) ENE | Luxor International Airport (LXR) | Luxor, Egypt | |
| 12 | 599.74 miles (965.19 km) E | Aswan International Airport (ASW) | Aswan, Egypt | |
| 13 | 600.49 miles (966.40 km) N | Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ) | Bayda, Libya | |
| 14 | 607.73 miles (978.04 km) NE | Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) | Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt | |
| 15 | 627.73 miles (1,010.22 km) NW | Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) | Sirte, Libya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,261.02 miles (19,732.15 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 12,154.37 miles (19,560.51 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 12,150.79 miles (19,554.75 km) SE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 12,130.21 miles (19,521.64 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 12,078.33 miles (19,438.13 km) WSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,828.85 miles (19,036.65 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,814.23 miles (19,013.11 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,802.66 miles (18,994.49 km) SW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,794.02 miles (18,980.59 km) SW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,790.59 miles (18,975.06 km) SW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,610.67 miles (18,685.51 km) SW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,574.99 miles (18,628.09 km) WSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,543.62 miles (18,577.61 km) SW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,537.79 miles (18,568.23 km) SW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,528.10 miles (18,552.63 km) SW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |