Nonstop flight route between Canton Island, Kiribati and Myeik, Myanmar (Burma):
Departure Airport:
(2°46'9"S by 171°42'19"W)
Arrival Airport:
(12°26'22"N by 98°37'17"E)
Distance from CIS to MGZ:
6,237.58 miles (10,038.39 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Canton Island Airport (CIS), Canton Island, Kiribati and Myeik Airport (MGZ), Myeik, Myanmar (Burma) would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,238 miles (or 10,038 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 Canton Island Airport and Myeik 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 Canton Island Airport and Myeik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIS / PCIS |
| Airport Name: | Canton Island Airport |
| Location: | Canton Island, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°46'9"S by 171°42'19"W |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CIS |
| More Information: | CIS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGZ / VYME |
| Airport Name: | Myeik Airport |
| Location: | Myeik, Myanmar (Burma) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°26'22"N by 98°37'17"E |
| Area Served: | Myeik |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGZ |
| More Information: | MGZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Canton Island Airport (CIS):
- Because of Canton Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Canton 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.
- The closest airport to Canton Island Airport (CIS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is located 741 miles (1,193 kilometers) WSW of CIS.
- Canton Island Airport (CIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Though Kanton Island was never physically invaded by Japanese forces, the airfield was bombarded on 1 November 1943 by the Japanese submarine I-36.
- During World War II, Kanton Island was considered part of the British-controlled Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony.
- The furthest airport from Canton Island Airport (CIS) is Malabo International Airport (SSG), which is nearly antipodal to Canton Island Airport (meaning Canton Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Malabo International Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
Facts about Myeik Airport (MGZ):
- The furthest airport from Myeik Airport (MGZ) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Myeik Airport (meaning Myeik Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,549 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
- The closest airport to Myeik Airport (MGZ) is Hua Hin Airport (HHQ), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) E of MGZ.
- Myeik Airport (MGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Myeik Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Myeik 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 741.06 miles (1,192.61 km) WSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu |     |
| 2 | 744.44 miles (1,198.06 km) S | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 759.10 miles (1,221.66 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 4 | 764.49 miles (1,230.32 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 5 | 765.50 miles (1,231.95 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 6 | 787.65 miles (1,267.59 km) SSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 793.25 miles (1,276.61 km) W | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 798.23 miles (1,284.62 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 800.85 miles (1,288.83 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 805.83 miles (1,296.86 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 806.08 miles (1,297.25 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 12 | 854.02 miles (1,374.41 km) W | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 903.15 miles (1,453.47 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 907.85 miles (1,461.04 km) SSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 923.99 miles (1,487.02 km) SSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,362.94 miles (19,896.18 km) NNW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 2 | 12,330.37 miles (19,843.76 km) NW | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 12,320.47 miles (19,827.82 km) W | Kribi Airport (KBI) | Kribi, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 12,316.62 miles (19,821.64 km) WNW | Bata Airport (BSG) | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 5 | 12,306.58 miles (19,805.47 km) NW | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 12,290.62 miles (19,779.78 km) N | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 12,284.29 miles (19,769.60 km) N | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 12,259.48 miles (19,729.67 km) NNW | Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) | Libreville, Gabon | |
| 9 | 12,256.01 miles (19,724.09 km) NNE | Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 12,238.71 miles (19,696.25 km) NNE | São Tomé International Airport (TMS) | São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| 11 | 12,238.43 miles (19,695.79 km) NNE | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) | Owerri, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 12,237.26 miles (19,693.91 km) W | Ebolowa Airport (EBW) | Ebolowa, Cameroon | |
| 13 | 12,222.36 miles (19,669.93 km) NNW | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 12,215.04 miles (19,658.16 km) NNW | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 12,210.85 miles (19,651.42 km) WNW | Bitam Airport (BMM) | Bitam, Gabon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 90.72 miles (146.00 km) E | Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) | Hua Hin, Thailand | |
| 2 | 118.35 miles (190.46 km) NNW | Dawei Airport (TVY) | Dawei, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 3 | 129.52 miles (208.43 km) SSE | Chumphon Airport (CJM) | Chumphon, Thailand | |
| 4 | 161.60 miles (260.07 km) E | U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (UTP) | Rayong, Thailand | |
| 5 | 165.26 miles (265.96 km) S | Kawthaung Airport (KAW) | Kawthaung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 6 | 167.38 miles (269.37 km) ENE | Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 7 | 167.38 miles (269.37 km) ENE | Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK) | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 8 | 167.90 miles (270.21 km) NE | Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) | Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 9 | 183.96 miles (296.05 km) S | Ranong Airport (UNN) | Ranong, Thailand | |
| 10 | 222.43 miles (357.96 km) SSE | Samui International Airport (USM) | Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 11 | 231.16 miles (372.01 km) S | Surat Thani International Airport (URT) | Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 12 | 249.82 miles (402.04 km) E | Trat Airport (TDX) | Trat, Thailand | |
| 13 | 284.09 miles (457.19 km) NNW | Mawlamyaing Airport (MNU) | Mawlamyaing (Maulmyine), Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 14 | 294.38 miles (473.76 km) N | Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) | Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand | |
| 15 | 299.66 miles (482.25 km) S | Phuket International Airport (HKT) | Phuket, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,147.42 miles (19,549.33 km) W | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 2 | 12,138.13 miles (19,534.38 km) SW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,103.00 miles (19,477.84 km) SW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,098.44 miles (19,470.50 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,078.15 miles (19,437.85 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,044.01 miles (19,382.90 km) WSW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,035.30 miles (19,368.89 km) W | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,032.23 miles (19,363.95 km) SSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,021.11 miles (19,346.05 km) SSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,012.09 miles (19,331.53 km) WSW | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,974.79 miles (19,271.51 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,954.40 miles (19,238.69 km) SW | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,950.91 miles (19,233.07 km) W | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,950.91 miles (19,233.07 km) W | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,943.46 miles (19,221.09 km) SSW | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |