Nonstop flight route between Mangalore, India and Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mangalore Airport (IXE), Mangalore, India and Chimbu Airport (CMU), Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,985 miles (or 8,022 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 Mangalore Airport and Chimbu 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 Mangalore Airport and Chimbu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mangalore Airport (IXE):

• The furthest airport from Mangalore Airport (IXE) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,417 miles (18,373 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Mangalore Airport (IXE) is Mysore Airport (MYQ), which is located 129 miles (208 kilometers) ESE of IXE.
• The second runway 6/24 of length 2,450 m was opened on 10 May 2006.
• Mangalore Airport has one of highest YoY passenger growth rate in India, with previous financial year clocking 54 percent growth in international passenger traffic.
• Mangalore central railway station and Mangalore airport are connected by the bus services of the KSRTC city bus service.
• Construction of a new air traffic control complex is expected to be over by June 2013 to handle the increasing traffic at the airport.
• Because of Mangalore Airport's relatively low elevation of 337 feet, planes can take off or land at Mangalore 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.
• Mangalore Airport (IXE) has 2 runways.
• The operation of international flights started in 2006 with Air India Express flying to Dubai.

Facts about Chimbu Airport (CMU):

• 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.
• Chimbu Airport (CMU) currently has only 1 runway.