Nonstop flight route between Jacmel, Haiti and Mendi, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(18°14'27"N by 72°31'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E)
Distance from JAK to MDU:
9,861.48 miles (15,870.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jacmel Airport (JAK), Jacmel, Haiti and Mendi Airport (MDU), Mendi, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,861 miles (or 15,870 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 Jacmel Airport and Mendi 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 Jacmel Airport and Mendi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAK / MTJA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jacmel, Haiti |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°14'27"N by 72°31'6"W |
| Area Served: | Jacmel, Haiti |
| Operator/Owner: | Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JAK |
| More Information: | JAK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDU / AYMN |
| Airport Name: | Mendi Airport |
| Location: | Mendi, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E |
| Elevation: | 5680 feet (1,731 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MDU |
| More Information: | MDU Maps & Info |
Facts about Jacmel Airport (JAK):
- Jacmel Airport (JAK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was originally built to accommodate smaller commercial flight services, but not large aircraft.
- After tree and terrain clearings to allow greater runway overshoot areas, Jacmel Airport started accepting heavy-lift C-17 Globemasters from 20 February to facilitate disaster recovery efforts.
- The furthest airport from Jacmel Airport (JAK) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,927 miles (19,195 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Jacmel Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacmel 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 "Jacmel Airport", another name for JAK is "Aérodrome de Jacmel".
- Some degradation of the runway was discovered on 29 January 2010, as a result of the heavy use of the airstrip.
- The airport also hosted the local UN MINUSTAH base.
- The closest airport to Jacmel Airport (JAK) is Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of JAK.
Facts about Mendi Airport (MDU):
- The furthest airport from Mendi Airport (MDU) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,735 miles (18,885 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
- Mendi Airport (MDU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mendi Airport's high elevation of 5,680 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MDU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MDU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Mendi Airport (MDU) is Moro Airport (MXH), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of MDU.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.71 miles (44.60 km) NNE | Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |     |
| 2 | 61.32 miles (98.68 km) ESE | Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) | Pedernales, Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | 83.34 miles (134.12 km) W | Antoine Simon airport (CYA) | Les Cayes, Haiti | |
| 4 | 91.76 miles (147.67 km) E | María Montez International Airport (BRX) | Barahona, Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | 105.23 miles (169.36 km) NNE | Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti | |
| 6 | 112.11 miles (180.42 km) WNW | Jérémie Airport (JEE) | Jérémie, Haiti | |
| 7 | 126.49 miles (203.57 km) ENE | Constanza Airport (COZ) | Constanza, Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | 148.81 miles (239.49 km) ENE | Cibao International Airport (STI) | Santiago, Dominican Republic | |
| 9 | 164.88 miles (265.35 km) NE | Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) | San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | |
| 10 | 167.85 miles (270.13 km) E | Herrera International Airport (HEX) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 11 | 167.93 miles (270.26 km) E | La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) | La Isabela, Dominican Republic | |
| 12 | 187.35 miles (301.51 km) E | Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) | Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic | |
| 13 | 195.34 miles (314.37 km) ENE | El Catey International Airport (AZS) | El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic | |
| 14 | 195.79 miles (315.10 km) NW | Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) | Baracoa, Cuba | |
| 15 | 203.14 miles (326.92 km) NNW | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,927.37 miles (19,195.19 km) SW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,890.08 miles (19,135.17 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,885.36 miles (19,127.58 km) SSE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,829.82 miles (19,038.21 km) SW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,808.04 miles (19,003.15 km) WSW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,779.90 miles (18,957.87 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,726.08 miles (18,871.25 km) WSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,715.24 miles (18,853.81 km) WSW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,696.32 miles (18,823.36 km) S | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,696.28 miles (18,823.29 km) WSW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,695.41 miles (18,821.89 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,691.43 miles (18,815.49 km) WSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,687.84 miles (18,809.70 km) SSW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,682.31 miles (18,800.80 km) S | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,680.73 miles (18,798.26 km) S | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.41 miles (52.16 km) WSW | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 49.17 miles (79.14 km) ENE | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 84.20 miles (135.51 km) NNE | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 90.62 miles (145.84 km) E | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 97.15 miles (156.34 km) SSE | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 101.43 miles (163.23 km) NE | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 115.37 miles (185.67 km) SSW | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 119.26 miles (191.93 km) E | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 122.70 miles (197.47 km) SE | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 138.30 miles (222.58 km) WNW | Biangabip Airport (BPK) | Biangabip, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 143.15 miles (230.38 km) SSW | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 154.87 miles (249.24 km) E | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 157.88 miles (254.09 km) NW | Frieda River Airport (FAQ) | Frieda River, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 157.89 miles (254.10 km) ESE | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 158.37 miles (254.87 km) E | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,734.70 miles (18,885.13 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,709.94 miles (18,845.27 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,694.80 miles (18,820.91 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,676.98 miles (18,792.23 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,649.89 miles (18,748.63 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,623.91 miles (18,706.82 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,600.40 miles (18,668.98 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,542.58 miles (18,575.94 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,513.29 miles (18,528.79 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,509.27 miles (18,522.32 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,451.03 miles (18,428.60 km) ENE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,445.71 miles (18,420.04 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,430.70 miles (18,395.88 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,416.57 miles (18,373.14 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,375.19 miles (18,306.54 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |