Nonstop flight route between Constanța, Romania and Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND), Constanța, Romania and Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,322 miles (or 13,393 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 Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport and Kieta/Aropa 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 Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport and Kieta/Aropa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND):

• In addition to being known as "Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport", another name for CND is "Aeroportul Internaţional Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu".
• As of October 2009 the US has spent $48 million upgrading the base.
• Use of the airport peaked at 778,766 passengers in 1979, when tourism to the Romanian Riviera was at a high.
• Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport handled 73,301 passengers last year.
• Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) is Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSW of CND.
• Because of Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 353 feet, planes can take off or land at Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" 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 Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,203 miles (18,029 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):

• In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
• After World War II the airport became one of Bougainville's main airports.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.
• Kieta Airport is a closed airport in Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea.
• The original grass airfield was occupied and expanded by the Imperial Japanese in spring 1942.
• 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.
• Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.