Nonstop flight route between Quiché, El Quiché, Guatemala and Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(15°0'38"N by 91°9'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(4°30'0"S by 154°13'35"E)
Distance from AQB to IIS:
7,940.88 miles (12,779.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quiché Airport (AQB), Quiché, El Quiché, Guatemala and Nissan Island Airport (IIS), Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,941 miles (or 12,780 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 Quiché Airport and Nissan Island 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 Quiché Airport and Nissan Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AQB / MGQC |
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| Location: | Quiché, El Quiché, Guatemala |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°0'38"N by 91°9'2"W |
| Elevation: | 6631 feet (2,021 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AQB |
| More Information: | AQB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IIS / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°30'0"S by 154°13'35"E |
| Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IIS |
| More Information: | IIS Maps & Info |
Facts about Quiché Airport (AQB):
- The closest airport to Quiché Airport (AQB) is Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of AQB.
- In addition to being known as "Quiché Airport", another name for AQB is "Aeropuerto de Quiché".
- Because of Quiché Airport's high elevation of 6,631 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AQB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AQB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Quiché Airport (AQB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,867 miles (19,097 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Quiché Airport (AQB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Nissan Island Airport (IIS):
- In addition to being known as "Nissan Island Airport", other names for IIS include "AYIA" and "Nissan Island".
- Because of Nissan Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Nissan Island 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.
- Nissan Island Airport (IIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nissan Island Airport (IIS) is Buka Island Airport (BUA), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) SSE of IIS.
- The furthest airport from Nissan Island Airport (IIS) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Nissan Island Airport is an airfield serving Nissan Island, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
- Lagoon Airfield was abandoned after the war, while Ocean Airfield remained in use as a civilian airfield.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.51 miles (41.06 km) WSW | Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) | Quetzaltenango, Guatemala |     |
| 2 | 49.79 miles (80.13 km) SW | Retalhuleu Airport (RER) | Retalhuleu, Guatemala | |
| 3 | 51.15 miles (82.32 km) SE | La Aurora International Airport (GUA) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| 4 | 53.56 miles (86.19 km) WSW | Coatepeque Airport (CTF) | Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | |
| 5 | 58.83 miles (94.68 km) ENE | Cobán Airport (CBV) | Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala | |
| 6 | 82.78 miles (133.22 km) W | Tapachula International Airport (TAP) | Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 7 | 147.87 miles (237.98 km) NW | San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT) | Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 8 | 156.73 miles (252.24 km) NNE | Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS) | Flores, El Petén, Guatemala | |
| 9 | 164.31 miles (264.44 km) NW | Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ) | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 10 | 177.35 miles (285.42 km) SE | Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
| 11 | 209.44 miles (337.06 km) ENE | Big Creek Airport (BGK) | Big Creek, Belize | |
| 12 | 209.98 miles (337.93 km) ENE | Independence Airport (INB) | Independence, Belize | |
| 13 | 213.31 miles (343.29 km) ENE | Placencia Airport (PLJ) | Placencia, Belize | |
| 14 | 216.78 miles (348.87 km) ESE | Marcala Airport (MRJ) | Marcala, Honduras | |
| 15 | 217.28 miles (349.68 km) E | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,866.53 miles (19,097.28 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,277.80 miles (18,149.81 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,259.42 miles (18,120.23 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,238.70 miles (18,086.89 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,197.39 miles (18,020.41 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,181.99 miles (17,995.63 km) SW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,165.73 miles (17,969.46 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,138.49 miles (17,925.62 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,111.65 miles (17,882.42 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,091.85 miles (17,850.56 km) SSW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,081.82 miles (17,834.41 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,072.13 miles (17,818.82 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,070.92 miles (17,816.88 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,068.69 miles (17,813.29 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,064.54 miles (17,806.61 km) SW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.73 miles (113.82 km) SSE | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 127.72 miles (205.55 km) W | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 135.81 miles (218.56 km) WNW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 149.30 miles (240.27 km) NW | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 161.62 miles (260.11 km) SE | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 183.46 miles (295.26 km) WSW | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 203.40 miles (327.35 km) WSW | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 206.65 miles (332.58 km) SSE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 213.56 miles (343.70 km) SE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 221.49 miles (356.45 km) SSE | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 270.54 miles (435.40 km) WNW | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 271.32 miles (436.65 km) WSW | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 294.57 miles (474.06 km) WSW | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 302.71 miles (487.16 km) SE | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 307.61 miles (495.04 km) SE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,714.03 miles (18,851.86 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,701.71 miles (18,832.04 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,700.06 miles (18,829.38 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,699.05 miles (18,827.75 km) NE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,680.29 miles (18,797.56 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,612.99 miles (18,689.26 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 7 | 11,610.78 miles (18,685.69 km) NW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 8 | 11,609.26 miles (18,683.25 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,595.53 miles (18,661.15 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,583.28 miles (18,641.44 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,582.60 miles (18,640.33 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 12 | 11,576.98 miles (18,631.30 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 13 | 11,569.53 miles (18,619.30 km) NNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,565.21 miles (18,612.36 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 15 | 11,557.89 miles (18,600.57 km) N | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |