Nonstop flight route between Fletcher, North Carolina, United States and Mota Lava, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(35°26'9"N by 82°32'30"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°39'56"S by 167°42'39"E)
Distance from AVL to MTV:
7,866.83 miles (12,660.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), Fletcher, North Carolina, United States and Mota Lava Airport (MTV), Mota Lava, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,867 miles (or 12,660 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 Asheville Regional Airport and Mota Lava 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 Asheville Regional Airport and Mota Lava Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVL / KAVL |
| Airport Name: | Asheville Regional Airport |
| Location: | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°26'9"N by 82°32'30"W |
| Area Served: | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Asheville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2165 feet (660 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AVL |
| More Information: | AVL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTV / NVSA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mota Lava, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°39'56"S by 167°42'39"E |
| Area Served: | Mota Lava, Torba, Vanuatu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 63 feet (19 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MTV |
| More Information: | MTV Maps & Info |
Facts about Asheville Regional Airport (AVL):
- Asheville Regional Airport covers 900 acres and has one runway, 16/34, 8,001 x 150 ft asphalt.
- The furthest airport from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,430 miles (18,395 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On July 19, 1967 Piedmont Airlines Flight 22, a Boeing 727, collided in mid-air with a Cessna 310 just south of the airport in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
- Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of AVL.
- Asheville Regional Airport is a Class C airport near Interstate 40 and Interstate 26 near the town of Fletcher, 9 miles south of Asheville, in the U.S.
Facts about Mota Lava Airport (MTV):
- Mota Lava Airport is an airport located on the island of Mota Lava, one of the Banks Islands in the Torba province in Vanuatu.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 63 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Mota Lava Airport (MTV) is Kédougou Airport (KGG), which is nearly antipodal to Mota Lava Airport (meaning Mota Lava Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kédougou Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,893 kilometers) away in Kédougou, Senegal.
- Because of Mota Lava Airport's relatively low elevation of 63 feet, planes can take off or land at Mota Lava 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 Mota Lava Airport (MTV) is Vanua Lava Airport (SLH), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of MTV.
- In addition to being known as "Mota Lava Airport", another name for MTV is "Valua Airport".
- Out of the four airports in the Torba province, Valua Airport has the length and reliability advantage.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.56 miles (66.89 km) SSE | Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) | Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States |     |
| 2 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) SSE | Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 44.21 miles (71.15 km) SSW | Pickens County Airport (LQK) | Pickens, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 47.75 miles (76.85 km) SSE | Donaldson Center Airport (GDC) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 48.84 miles (78.60 km) SE | Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 54.50 miles (87.70 km) NNW | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 56.29 miles (90.60 km) SSW | Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU) | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 58.60 miles (94.31 km) ENE | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 62.61 miles (100.75 km) WNW | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 65.72 miles (105.76 km) S | Anderson Regional Airport (AND) | Anderson, South Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 68.08 miles (109.57 km) ENE | Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 69.43 miles (111.74 km) NW | Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | |
| 13 | 72.19 miles (116.18 km) N | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 14 | 72.24 miles (116.26 km) SW | Toccoa Airport (TOC) | Toccoa, Georgia, United States | |
| 15 | 84.87 miles (136.58 km) SSE | Greenwood County Airport (GRD) | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,430.43 miles (18,395.45 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,410.22 miles (18,362.93 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,390.08 miles (18,330.52 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,376.01 miles (18,307.87 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,372.68 miles (18,302.51 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,357.65 miles (18,278.33 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,355.51 miles (18,274.88 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,347.44 miles (18,261.88 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,330.12 miles (18,234.02 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,314.48 miles (18,208.84 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,289.20 miles (18,168.16 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,283.48 miles (18,158.96 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,276.44 miles (18,147.63 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,276.35 miles (18,147.48 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,272.77 miles (18,141.73 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.36 miles (27.94 km) SW | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 39.05 miles (62.84 km) SSW | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 95.27 miles (153.32 km) SSE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 114.66 miles (184.52 km) S | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 128.15 miles (206.24 km) SSE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 131.28 miles (211.28 km) SSW | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 155.07 miles (249.57 km) SSE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 168.07 miles (270.48 km) S | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 180.15 miles (289.92 km) S | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 192.50 miles (309.79 km) S | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 203.84 miles (328.05 km) S | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 229.77 miles (369.78 km) SSE | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 240.32 miles (386.75 km) S | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 281.60 miles (453.19 km) S | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 362.86 miles (583.96 km) SSE | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,361.10 miles (19,893.21 km) N | Kédougou Airport (KGG) | Kédougou, Senegal | |
| 2 | 12,356.79 miles (19,886.27 km) ENE | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| 3 | 12,355.03 miles (19,883.44 km) NW | Kayes Airport (KYS) | Kayes, Mali | |
| 4 | 12,354.29 miles (19,882.26 km) N | Bakel Airport (BXE) | Bakel, Senegal | |
| 5 | 12,346.70 miles (19,870.04 km) NW | Kéniéba Airport (KNZ) | Kéniéba, Mali | |
| 6 | 12,345.09 miles (19,867.45 km) E | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 7 | 12,332.47 miles (19,847.14 km) NE | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 8 | 12,332.08 miles (19,846.50 km) N | Sélibaby Airport (SEY) | Sélibaby, Mauritania | |
| 9 | 12,286.74 miles (19,773.54 km) NNE | Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) | Matam, Senegal | |
| 10 | 12,283.32 miles (19,768.05 km) NW | Yélimané Airport (EYL) | Yélimané, Mali | |
| 11 | 12,275.97 miles (19,756.21 km) N | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 12 | 12,249.00 miles (19,712.80 km) ENE | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 13 | 12,246.27 miles (19,708.40 km) NNE | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 12,226.37 miles (19,676.39 km) NNW | Kiffa Airport (KFA) | Kiffa, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 12,225.22 miles (19,674.53 km) WNW | Nioro Airport (NIX) | Nioro, Mali | |