Nonstop flight route between Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea and Qingyang, Gansu, China:
Departure Airport:
(6°1'27"S by 144°58'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°47'58"N by 107°36'10"E)
Distance from CMU to IQN:
3,770.69 miles (6,068.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chimbu Airport (CMU), Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea and Qingyang Airport (IQN), Qingyang, Gansu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,771 miles (or 6,068 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 Chimbu Airport and Qingyang 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 Chimbu Airport and Qingyang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMU / AYCH |
| Airport Name: | Chimbu Airport |
| Location: | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°1'27"S by 144°58'13"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4974 feet (1,516 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CMU |
| More Information: | CMU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IQN / ZLQY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Qingyang, Gansu, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°47'58"N by 107°36'10"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from IQN |
| More Information: | IQN Maps & Info |
Facts about Chimbu Airport (CMU):
- Chimbu Airport (CMU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Chimbu Airport's high elevation of 4,974 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CMU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CMU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Chimbu Airport (CMU) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,731 miles (18,879 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Chimbu Airport (CMU) is Goroka Airport (GKA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of CMU.
Facts about Qingyang Airport (IQN):
- The closest airport to Qingyang Airport (IQN) is Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) SE of IQN.
- The furthest airport from Qingyang Airport (IQN) is General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI), which is nearly antipodal to Qingyang Airport (meaning Qingyang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Chillán, Ñuble, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Qingyang Airport", other names for IQN include "庆阳机场" and "Qìngyáng Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.24 miles (47.06 km) E | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 48.31 miles (77.75 km) WNW | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 63.10 miles (101.55 km) NNW | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 67.69 miles (108.94 km) ESE | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 68.06 miles (109.53 km) E | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 76.42 miles (122.99 km) NW | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 79.39 miles (127.77 km) NE | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 90.62 miles (145.84 km) W | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 92.79 miles (149.33 km) SE | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 102.12 miles (164.34 km) S | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 108.67 miles (174.88 km) SSW | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 121.27 miles (195.17 km) W | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 126.34 miles (203.32 km) ESE | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 132.93 miles (213.93 km) SSE | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 141.64 miles (227.95 km) SE | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,731.03 miles (18,879.21 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,717.85 miles (18,858.01 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,666.53 miles (18,775.42 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,645.06 miles (18,740.86 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,626.91 miles (18,711.65 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,612.20 miles (18,687.98 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,566.46 miles (18,614.37 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,526.82 miles (18,550.58 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,516.38 miles (18,533.78 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,501.01 miles (18,509.04 km) NE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,494.83 miles (18,499.09 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,480.50 miles (18,476.03 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,459.06 miles (18,441.53 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,441.31 miles (18,412.96 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,430.65 miles (18,395.80 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 113.79 miles (183.13 km) SE | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) | Xianyang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 2 | 123.18 miles (198.24 km) ENE | Yan'an Airport (ENY) | Yan'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 3 | 130.48 miles (209.98 km) SE | Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 4 | 182.77 miles (294.14 km) NW | Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) | Zhongwei, Ningxia, China | |
| 5 | 186.59 miles (300.28 km) NNW | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) | Yinchuan, Ningxia, China | |
| 6 | 192.06 miles (309.09 km) S | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| 7 | 199.09 miles (320.40 km) ESE | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 8 | 226.68 miles (364.80 km) SSE | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 9 | 227.59 miles (366.28 km) WNW | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 10 | 227.59 miles (366.28 km) WNW | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 11 | 235.25 miles (378.59 km) NE | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 12 | 235.33 miles (378.72 km) NNW | Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF) | Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 259.40 miles (417.46 km) SSW | Guangyuan Airport (GYS) | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | |
| 14 | 279.26 miles (449.43 km) N | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 279.65 miles (450.06 km) ESE | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,378.99 miles (19,922.01 km) SSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,360.03 miles (19,891.49 km) SSE | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,328.50 miles (19,840.75 km) SSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 4 | 12,276.89 miles (19,757.69 km) W | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,275.61 miles (19,755.63 km) SSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,271.09 miles (19,748.35 km) SW | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,267.79 miles (19,743.04 km) S | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,246.91 miles (19,709.45 km) SSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,233.04 miles (19,687.12 km) SSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,231.36 miles (19,684.42 km) S | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,196.29 miles (19,627.98 km) WSW | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,194.14 miles (19,624.52 km) S | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,184.11 miles (19,608.37 km) SSW | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,168.14 miles (19,582.68 km) S | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,159.97 miles (19,569.53 km) SW | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |