Nonstop flight route between Arica, Amazonas, Colombia and Mendi, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(18°20'53"S by 70°20'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E)
Distance from ACM to MDU:
9,567.84 miles (15,397.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chacalluta International Airport (ACM), Arica, Amazonas, Colombia and Mendi Airport (MDU), Mendi, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,568 miles (or 15,398 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 Chacalluta International Airport and Mendi 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 Chacalluta International Airport and Mendi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACM / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°20'53"S by 70°20'18"W |
| Area Served: | Arica, Arica Province, Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACM |
| More Information: | ACM Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Chacalluta International Airport (ACM):
- In addition to being known as "Chacalluta International Airport", other names for ACM include "Aeródromo de Chacalluta Arica", "ARI" and "SCAR".
- Because of Chacalluta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Chacalluta 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.
- The closest airport to Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) is Chacalluta International Airport (ARI), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ACM.
- Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) is Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX), which is nearly antipodal to Chacalluta International Airport (meaning Chacalluta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sanya Phoenix International Airport), and is located 12,420 miles (19,988 kilometers) away in Sanya, Hainan, China.
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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile |     |
| 2 | 80.00 miles (128.75 km) NW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 151.45 miles (243.74 km) S | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 4 | 161.15 miles (259.35 km) NNW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 5 | 189.98 miles (305.74 km) NE | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 199.44 miles (320.97 km) N | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 7 | 270.18 miles (434.81 km) ESE | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 276.56 miles (445.07 km) NNE | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 281.04 miles (452.29 km) ENE | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 300.84 miles (484.16 km) SSE | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 300.96 miles (484.35 km) S | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 12 | 329.88 miles (530.90 km) NE | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 333.65 miles (536.96 km) E | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 338.09 miles (544.09 km) NE | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 349.20 miles (561.98 km) NNW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,420.16 miles (19,988.26 km) E | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 2 | 12,315.46 miles (19,819.76 km) NNW | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 3 | 12,250.62 miles (19,715.42 km) NNE | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 12,250.33 miles (19,714.95 km) NE | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 12,233.45 miles (19,687.79 km) NNW | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 12,223.92 miles (19,672.44 km) NNE | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 12,215.03 miles (19,658.13 km) N | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 8 | 12,180.52 miles (19,602.59 km) NE | Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) | Haiphong, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 12,174.03 miles (19,592.15 km) E | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| 10 | 12,142.77 miles (19,541.85 km) ENE | Tho Xuan Airport (THD) | Thanh Hoa, Vietnam | |
| 11 | 12,130.48 miles (19,522.07 km) N | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 12 | 12,127.10 miles (19,516.62 km) NNE | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 13 | 12,117.16 miles (19,500.64 km) NE | Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
| 14 | 12,100.14 miles (19,473.24 km) E | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 15 | 12,090.82 miles (19,458.24 km) ENE | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 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 | |