Nonstop flight route between Cimei, Taiwan and Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(23°12'47"N by 119°25'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E)
Distance from CMJ to KIE:
3,188.08 miles (5,130.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qimei Airport (CMJ), Cimei, Taiwan and Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,188 miles (or 5,131 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 Qimei 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: | CMJ / RCCM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cimei, Taiwan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°12'47"N by 119°25'3"E |
| Area Served: | Cimei, Penghu County, Taiwan |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 63 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CMJ |
| More Information: | CMJ 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 Qimei Airport (CMJ):
- The closest airport to Qimei Airport (CMJ) is Wang-an Airport (WOT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of CMJ.
- The furthest airport from Qimei Airport (CMJ) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Qimei Airport (meaning Qimei Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,356 miles (19,885 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
- Because of Qimei Airport's relatively low elevation of 63 feet, planes can take off or land at Qimei 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.
- In addition to being known as "Qimei Airport", other names for CMJ include "七美航空站澎湖七美機場" and "Qīměi HángkōngzhànPēnghú Qīměi Jīchǎng".
- Qimei Airport (CMJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):
- The airport was partially destroyed during the Bougainville Crisis of the 1990s and has been closed since then.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
- The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.
- 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 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 | 11.83 miles (19.05 km) NNE | Wang-an Airport (WOT) | Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China |     |
| 2 | 27.90 miles (44.90 km) NNE | Magong Airport (MZG) | Magong, Taiwan | |
| 3 | 53.28 miles (85.75 km) ESE | Tainan Airport (TNN) | Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 4 | 64.37 miles (103.59 km) ENE | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 5 | 73.85 miles (118.86 km) SE | Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
| 6 | 105.21 miles (169.32 km) NE | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 7 | 105.21 miles (169.32 km) NE | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 8 | 107.33 miles (172.72 km) NW | Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) | Kinmen, Taiwan | |
| 9 | 111.71 miles (179.78 km) ESE | Taitung Airport (TTT) | Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 10 | 116.62 miles (187.68 km) SE | Hengchun Airport (HCN) | Hengchun, Taiwan | |
| 11 | 121.40 miles (195.37 km) NNW | Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) | Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 12 | 122.87 miles (197.74 km) NW | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) | Xiamen, Fujian, China | |
| 13 | 135.59 miles (218.21 km) ESE | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 14 | 150.11 miles (241.58 km) ENE | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 15 | 157.45 miles (253.39 km) ESE | Lanyu Airport (KYD) | Orchid Island, Taitung County, Taiwan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,356.05 miles (19,885.09 km) S | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 2 | 12,228.39 miles (19,679.63 km) E | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,222.75 miles (19,670.56 km) ESE | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 12,206.46 miles (19,644.34 km) SW | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,198.80 miles (19,632.02 km) E | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,198.35 miles (19,631.30 km) SW | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 7 | 12,197.61 miles (19,630.10 km) E | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 12,182.27 miles (19,605.41 km) SW | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,149.84 miles (19,553.23 km) ESE | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,146.41 miles (19,547.70 km) SSW | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 11 | 12,145.49 miles (19,546.23 km) SE | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,140.31 miles (19,537.88 km) ESE | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,131.80 miles (19,524.19 km) W | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 14 | 12,128.96 miles (19,519.61 km) SSW | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,122.81 miles (19,509.72 km) W | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 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 | |