Nonstop flight route between Chişinău, Moldova and Havana, Cuba:
Departure Airport:
(46°55'40"N by 28°55'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°59'21"N by 82°24'33"W)
Distance from KIV to HAV:
5,994.53 miles (9,647.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chișinău International Airport (KIV), Chişinău, Moldova and José Martí International Airport (HAV), Havana, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,995 miles (or 9,647 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 Chișinău International Airport and José Martí International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIV / LUKK |
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| Location: | Chişinău, Moldova |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°55'40"N by 28°55'50"E |
| Operator/Owner: | CIA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 399 feet (122 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIV |
| More Information: | KIV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAV / MUHA |
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| Location: | Havana, Cuba |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°59'21"N by 82°24'33"W |
| Area Served: | Havana, Cuba |
| Operator/Owner: | ECASA S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 210 feet (64 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HAV |
| More Information: | HAV Maps & Info |
Facts about Chișinău International Airport (KIV):
- Chișinău International Airport (KIV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of KIV.
- Because of Chișinău International Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Chișinău 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.
- Chișinău International Airport handled 1,321,362 passengers last year.
- In 2002, following works by the Turkish company Akfen Holding, the airport was modernized.
- Chișinău International Airport is a member of Airports Council International.
- The furthest airport from Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The first scheduled flights to Chișinău started on 24 June 1926, on the route Bucharest – Galați – Chișinău and Iași.
- In addition to being known as "Chișinău International Airport", another name for KIV is "Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău".
Facts about José Martí International Airport (HAV):
- José Martí International Airport (HAV) currently has only 1 runway.
- International Terminal 3 is the main international terminal which was opened in 1998 by Canada's Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and Cuba's ex-president Fidel Castro.
- On December 31, 1997 a Concorde landed in Cuba for the first time, landing at José Martí Airport.
- The airport is operated by Empresa Cubana de Aeropuertos y Servicios Aeronáuticos.
- The furthest airport from José Martí International Airport (HAV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,689 miles (18,811 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In the 1960s the airport was bombed by B-26 aircraft from Brigade 2506, a CIA-sponsored group of Cuban exiles attempting to liberate Cuba from Fidel Castro.
- The current Jose Marti Airport in 1930 replaced the Columbia Airfield, which was the first airport to serve Havana.
- In addition to being known as "José Martí International Airport", another name for HAV is "Aeropuerto José Martí".
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- The closest airport to José Martí International Airport (HAV) is Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (VRA), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) E of HAV.
- Because of José Martí International Airport's relatively low elevation of 210 feet, planes can take off or land at José Martí 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.10 miles (103.16 km) WNW | Iași International Airport (IAS) | Iași, Romania |     |
| 2 | 83.13 miles (133.79 km) NW | Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) | Bălţi, Moldova | |
| 3 | 89.76 miles (144.46 km) ESE | Odesa International Airport (ODS) | Odessa, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 99.72 miles (160.48 km) WSW | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 5 | 131.63 miles (211.83 km) WNW | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 6 | 141.19 miles (227.22 km) E | International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 165.36 miles (266.12 km) NW | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 169.86 miles (273.36 km) E | Kherson International Airport (KHE) | Kherson, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 178.55 miles (287.34 km) S | Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) | Constanța, Romania | |
| 10 | 212.90 miles (342.63 km) SW | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania | |
| 11 | 213.98 miles (344.36 km) ENE | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 12 | 215.97 miles (347.57 km) SW | Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) | Bucharest, Romania | |
| 13 | 216.43 miles (348.30 km) W | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 14 | 231.13 miles (371.97 km) N | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 233.02 miles (375.00 km) NW | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,191.44 miles (18,010.83 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,779.85 miles (17,348.44 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,755.30 miles (17,308.93 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,744.22 miles (17,291.10 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,744.02 miles (17,290.78 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,723.47 miles (17,257.70 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,715.22 miles (17,244.43 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,711.56 miles (17,238.54 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,704.01 miles (17,226.39 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,693.96 miles (17,210.22 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,688.73 miles (17,201.81 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,684.39 miles (17,194.82 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,682.91 miles (17,192.43 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,676.55 miles (17,182.20 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,665.56 miles (17,164.52 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.01 miles (99.80 km) E | Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (VRA) | Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba | |
| 2 | 71.00 miles (114.27 km) E | Kawama Airport (VRO) | Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba | |
| 3 | 83.28 miles (134.02 km) SSW | Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera Airport (GER) | Nueva Gerona, Cuba | |
| 4 | 90.64 miles (145.86 km) WSW | La Coloma Airport (LCL) | La Coloma, Cuba | |
| 5 | 109.76 miles (176.64 km) SSE | Vilo Acuña Airport Juan Vitalio Acuña Airport (CYO) | Cayo Largo del Sur, Cuba | |
| 6 | 115.80 miles (186.36 km) NNE | Key West International Airport (EYW) | Key West, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 118.71 miles (191.04 km) NNE | NAS Key West (NQX) | Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 140.83 miles (226.65 km) ESE | Jaime González Airport (CFG) | Cienfuegos, Cuba | |
| 9 | 147.52 miles (237.41 km) NE | Florida Keys Marathon Airport (MTH) | Marathon, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 160.82 miles (258.81 km) ESE | Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) | Santa Clara, Cuba | |
| 11 | 209.72 miles (337.51 km) NE | Ocean Reef Club Airport (OCA) | Key Largo, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 212.78 miles (342.44 km) NNE | Marco Island Airport (MRK) | Marco Island, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 214.70 miles (345.53 km) NE | Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) | Homestead, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 220.09 miles (354.19 km) NNE | Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport (TNT) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 221.86 miles (357.05 km) NNE | Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,688.88 miles (18,811.38 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,418.82 miles (18,376.76 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,413.48 miles (18,368.16 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,412.16 miles (18,366.05 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,383.80 miles (18,320.41 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,347.47 miles (18,261.94 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,301.17 miles (18,187.43 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,286.37 miles (18,163.61 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,259.90 miles (18,121.01 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,247.70 miles (18,101.38 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,217.06 miles (18,052.06 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,197.53 miles (18,020.64 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,175.20 miles (17,984.70 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,156.67 miles (17,954.88 km) W | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,154.43 miles (17,951.27 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |