Nonstop flight route between Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico and Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(18°39'12"N by 91°47'56"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E)
Distance from CME to KIE:
7,826.65 miles (12,595.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ciudad del Carmen International Airport (CME), Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico and Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,827 miles (or 12,596 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 Ciudad del Carmen International Airport and Kieta/Aropa Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CME / MMCE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°39'12"N by 91°47'56"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CME |
| More Information: | CME Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIE / AYKT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIE |
| More Information: | KIE Maps & Info |
Facts about Ciudad del Carmen International Airport (CME):
- In addition to being known as "Ciudad del Carmen International Airport", another name for CME is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Ciudad del Carmen".
- Because of Ciudad del Carmen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Ciudad del Carmen 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 Ciudad del Carmen International Airport (CME) is Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) SW of CME.
- Ciudad del Carmen International Airport (CME) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ciudad del Carmen International Airport (CME) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,709 miles (18,844 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):
- In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
- The furthest airport from Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,844 miles (19,061 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Nowadays the airfield is disused and overgrown with bush.
- On 13 February 2012, Papua New Guinea Post-Courier reported that the landowners had announced their intention to reopen the airport.
- Because of Kieta/Aropa Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kieta/Aropa 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.
- Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.
- The original grass airfield was occupied and expanded by the Imperial Japanese in spring 1942.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 80.82 miles (130.07 km) SW | Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA) | Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 116.77 miles (187.92 km) NE | Ing. Alberto Acuña Ongay International Airport (CPE) | Campeche, Campeche, Mexico | |
| 3 | 143.96 miles (231.67 km) SSW | San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT) | Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 4 | 165.36 miles (266.13 km) SSW | Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ) | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 5 | 174.96 miles (281.58 km) SE | Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS) | Flores, El Petén, Guatemala | |
| 6 | 186.32 miles (299.86 km) WSW | Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International Airport (MTT) | Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 7 | 210.38 miles (338.58 km) NE | Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID) | Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 8 | 222.76 miles (358.50 km) E | Corozal Airport (CZH) | Corozal, Belize | |
| 9 | 227.62 miles (366.32 km) E | Chetumal International Airport (CTM) | Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 10 | 238.48 miles (383.80 km) SSE | Cobán Airport (CBV) | Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala | |
| 11 | 241.21 miles (388.19 km) E | Sarteneja Airport (SJX) | Sarteneja, Belize | |
| 12 | 241.82 miles (389.18 km) ESE | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) | Ladyville (near Belize City), Belize | |
| 13 | 249.60 miles (401.70 km) ESE | Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA) | Belize City, Belize | |
| 14 | 255.31 miles (410.87 km) ESE | Caye Chapel Airport (CYC) | Caye Chapel, Belize | |
| 15 | 255.32 miles (410.89 km) S | Quiché Airport (AQB) | Quiché, El Quiché, Guatemala | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,709.19 miles (18,844.06 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,138.43 miles (17,925.53 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,053.11 miles (17,788.21 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,038.18 miles (17,764.18 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 10,982.30 miles (17,674.25 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 10,964.24 miles (17,645.19 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 10,955.37 miles (17,630.92 km) SW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 10,933.05 miles (17,594.99 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 10,922.89 miles (17,578.64 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 10,922.67 miles (17,578.29 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 10,915.38 miles (17,566.56 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 10,901.81 miles (17,544.72 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 10,880.01 miles (17,509.63 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 10,878.05 miles (17,506.47 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 10,863.18 miles (17,482.55 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.95 miles (78.77 km) SSE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 54.13 miles (87.12 km) ESE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 77.65 miles (124.96 km) S | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 94.46 miles (152.01 km) NW | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 146.31 miles (235.46 km) ESE | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 146.64 miles (235.99 km) SSE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 161.62 miles (260.11 km) NW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 175.22 miles (282.00 km) SE | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 267.04 miles (429.76 km) WNW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 274.68 miles (442.06 km) W | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 277.53 miles (446.64 km) SW | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 290.16 miles (466.96 km) NW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 292.11 miles (470.10 km) ESE | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 293.20 miles (471.87 km) W | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 307.28 miles (494.52 km) SE | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,843.84 miles (19,060.76 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,838.79 miles (19,052.64 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,832.78 miles (19,042.97 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,820.93 miles (19,023.90 km) N | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,772.48 miles (18,945.93 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 6 | 11,765.37 miles (18,934.49 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 7 | 11,750.86 miles (18,911.14 km) N | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,741.64 miles (18,896.30 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 9 | 11,733.20 miles (18,882.71 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 10 | 11,726.21 miles (18,871.46 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,725.95 miles (18,871.04 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 12 | 11,709.95 miles (18,845.29 km) N | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,707.35 miles (18,841.11 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,693.92 miles (18,819.49 km) NW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 15 | 11,682.02 miles (18,800.34 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |