Nonstop flight route between Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands and Anadyr, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(10°26'57"S by 161°53'53"E)
Arrival Airport:
(64°44'5"N by 177°44'30"E)
Distance from IRA to DYR:
5,259.90 miles (8,464.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kirakira Airport (IRA), Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands and Ugolny Airport (DYR), Anadyr, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,260 miles (or 8,465 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 Kirakira Airport and Ugolny 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 Kirakira Airport and Ugolny Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRA / AGGK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°26'57"S by 161°53'53"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from IRA |
| More Information: | IRA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DYR / UHMA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Anadyr, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°44'5"N by 177°44'30"E |
| Area Served: | Anadyr |
| Operator/Owner: | Chukotavia |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 194 feet (59 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DYR |
| More Information: | DYR Maps & Info |
Facts about Kirakira Airport (IRA):
- The closest airport to Kirakira Airport (IRA) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) N of IRA.
- The furthest airport from Kirakira Airport (IRA) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is nearly antipodal to Kirakira Airport (meaning Kirakira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap Skirring Airport), and is located 12,273 miles (19,752 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.
- In addition to being known as "Kirakira Airport", another name for IRA is "Ngorangora Airstrip".
Facts about Ugolny Airport (DYR):
- Though the Soviet-built Ilyushin Il-62 was a workhorse of the route from Moscow Domodedovo International Airport to Anadyr for many decades, in 2006 Transaero began placing US-built Boeing 767-300 aircraft on the route.
- The furthest airport from Ugolny Airport (DYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,736 miles (17,278 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Anadyr's history as a bomber base dates back to the 1950s and the Russian Air Force's OGA is responsible for maintaining the facility.
- Because of Ugolny Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugolny 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 Ugolny Airport (DYR) is Markovo Airport (KVM), which is located 216 miles (348 kilometers) W of DYR.
- In addition to being known as "Ugolny Airport", another name for DYR is "Аэропорт Угольный".
- Ugolny Airport (DYR) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.46 miles (66.72 km) N | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands |     |
| 2 | 108.34 miles (174.36 km) NW | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 124.53 miles (200.42 km) NNW | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 143.95 miles (231.67 km) WNW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 146.72 miles (236.13 km) NW | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 148.25 miles (238.58 km) WNW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 154.19 miles (248.15 km) WSW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 205.11 miles (330.10 km) WNW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 226.34 miles (364.26 km) NW | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 348.30 miles (560.53 km) WNW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 364.64 miles (586.84 km) NW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 379.74 miles (611.13 km) WNW | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 447.51 miles (720.19 km) ESE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 451.22 miles (726.16 km) ESE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 456.00 miles (733.86 km) NW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,273.16 miles (19,751.69 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 2 | 12,272.42 miles (19,750.49 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 3 | 12,246.12 miles (19,708.17 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 4 | 12,243.12 miles (19,703.35 km) WNW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 5 | 12,214.46 miles (19,657.23 km) NNW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 6 | 12,174.98 miles (19,593.68 km) W | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 7 | 12,165.54 miles (19,578.50 km) NW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 8 | 12,146.26 miles (19,547.46 km) NNW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 9 | 12,137.53 miles (19,533.42 km) N | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 10 | 12,128.70 miles (19,519.21 km) W | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 11 | 12,125.43 miles (19,513.94 km) W | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 12 | 12,083.77 miles (19,446.89 km) WNW | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 13 | 12,079.33 miles (19,439.74 km) WNW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 12,069.30 miles (19,423.60 km) WNW | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 12,065.43 miles (19,417.38 km) WNW | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 216.30 miles (348.09 km) W | Markovo Airport (KVM) | Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 2 | 268.50 miles (432.11 km) E | Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS) | Provideniya, Chukotka, Russia | |
| 3 | 322.54 miles (519.08 km) E | Gambell Airport (GAM) | Gambell, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 360.46 miles (580.11 km) E | Savoonga Airport (SVA) | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 390.63 miles (628.65 km) ENE | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) | Diomede, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 397.01 miles (638.93 km) NNW | Pevek Airport (PWE) | Pevek, Russia | |
| 7 | 414.44 miles (666.97 km) ENE | Wales Airport (WAA) | Wales, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 419.27 miles (674.75 km) ENE | Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) | Tin City, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 440.99 miles (709.70 km) ENE | Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) | Lost River, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 450.06 miles (724.30 km) ENE | Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) | Port Clarence, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 461.18 miles (742.20 km) ENE | Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) | Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 465.11 miles (748.52 km) ENE | Teller Airport (TLA) | Teller, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 473.64 miles (762.25 km) ENE | Shishmaref Airport (SHH) | Shishmaref, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 491.12 miles (790.38 km) NE | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 496.62 miles (799.24 km) E | Nome Airport (OME) | Nome, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,736.16 miles (17,278.13 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,311.89 miles (16,595.34 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 10,299.03 miles (16,574.65 km) E | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 4 | 10,160.48 miles (16,351.67 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 10,137.93 miles (16,315.37 km) SSW | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,124.36 miles (16,293.54 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,075.96 miles (16,215.64 km) SW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,013.06 miles (16,114.43 km) SW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,996.84 miles (16,088.31 km) ESE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 10 | 9,970.61 miles (16,046.10 km) ESE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 9,959.62 miles (16,028.41 km) SW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 12 | 9,906.70 miles (15,943.25 km) SW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,881.29 miles (15,902.35 km) ESE | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 14 | 9,874.10 miles (15,890.78 km) SSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,867.54 miles (15,880.23 km) E | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |