Nonstop flight route between Cheong ju, South Korea and Mendi, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(36°42'59"N by 127°29'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E)
Distance from CJJ to MDU:
3,140.54 miles (5,054.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cheongju International Airport (CJJ), Cheong ju, South Korea and Mendi Airport (MDU), Mendi, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,141 miles (or 5,054 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 Cheongju 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 Cheongju 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: | CJJ / RKTU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cheong ju, South Korea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°42'59"N by 127°29'57"E |
| Area Served: | Cheongju, Daejeon, & Sejong |
| Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Airforce |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 191 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CJJ |
| More Information: | CJJ 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 Cheongju International Airport (CJJ):
- Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Cheongju International Airport", other names for CJJ include "청주국제공항 淸州國際空港", "Cheongju Gukje Gonghang" and "Ch'ŏngju Kukche Konghang".
- The closest airport to Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) is Yecheon Air Base (YEC), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) E of CJJ.
- Cheongju International Airport handled 1,032,484 passengers last year.
- Because of Cheongju International Airport's relatively low elevation of 191 feet, planes can take off or land at Cheongju 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 furthest airport from Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Cheongju International Airport (meaning Cheongju International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,243 miles (19,703 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
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.
- Mendi Airport (MDU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mendi Airport (MDU) is Moro Airport (MXH), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of MDU.
- 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 | 47.78 miles (76.90 km) E | Yecheon Air Base (YEC) | Yecheon, South Korea |     |
| 2 | 54.69 miles (88.02 km) NNW | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 3 | 55.97 miles (90.07 km) NNE | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 4 | 70.04 miles (112.71 km) NNW | Gimpo International Airport (GMP) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 5 | 70.04 miles (112.71 km) NNW | Gimpo International Airport (SEL) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 6 | 74.63 miles (120.11 km) SW | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 7 | 77.92 miles (125.40 km) NW | Incheon International Airport (ICN) | Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea | |
| 8 | 86.01 miles (138.41 km) SE | Daegu International Airport (TAE) | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 9 | 106.99 miles (172.18 km) NE | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| 10 | 115.52 miles (185.92 km) NNE | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 11 | 116.45 miles (187.41 km) SSW | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 12 | 116.93 miles (188.18 km) SSE | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 13 | 118.16 miles (190.16 km) ESE | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| 14 | 133.25 miles (214.45 km) SE | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 15 | 149.10 miles (239.96 km) SSW | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,242.73 miles (19,702.72 km) SE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 12,200.20 miles (19,634.27 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 12,184.31 miles (19,608.70 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,172.00 miles (19,588.88 km) SSE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,145.72 miles (19,546.59 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,124.46 miles (19,512.37 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,119.13 miles (19,503.80 km) SSE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 12,115.99 miles (19,498.75 km) S | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,112.85 miles (19,493.69 km) SE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 12,111.61 miles (19,491.70 km) ESE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,102.12 miles (19,476.42 km) ESE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,091.18 miles (19,458.81 km) S | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,074.13 miles (19,431.38 km) ESE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,072.86 miles (19,429.33 km) SSE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,072.80 miles (19,429.23 km) ESE | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 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 | |