Nonstop flight route between Chişinău, Moldova and Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia:
Departure Airport:
(46°55'40"N by 28°55'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(45°46'0"N by 106°16'59"E)
Distance from KIV to MXW:
3,531.96 miles (5,684.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chișinău International Airport (KIV), Chişinău, Moldova and Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,532 miles (or 5,684 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 Mandalgovi 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 Chișinău International Airport and Mandalgovi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIV / LUKK |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | MXW / ZMMG |
| Airport Name: | Mandalgovi Airport |
| Location: | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°46'0"N by 106°16'59"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXW |
| More Information: | MXW Maps & Info |
Facts about Chișinău International Airport (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.
- 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.
- There is a currency exchange area located in the front lobby, although the exchange rates are slightly higher than in the city.
- In addition to being known as "Chișinău International Airport", another name for KIV is "Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău".
- The main terminal was built in the 1970s, with a capacity of 1,200,000 passengers per year.
- The closest airport to Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of KIV.
- Chișinău International Airport handled 1,321,362 passengers last year.
- In 2002, following works by the Turkish company Akfen Holding, the airport was modernized.
- From the airport, it typically takes taxis 10–15 minutes to reach the iconic city wall of Chișinău.
- Chișinău International Airport (KIV) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Mandalgovi Airport (MXW):
- Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) is Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN), which is located 145 miles (234 kilometers) N of MXW.
- The furthest airport from Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) is Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ), which is nearly antipodal to Mandalgovi Airport (meaning Mandalgovi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Vidal Airfield), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Coyhaique, Chile.
| 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 | 145.27 miles (233.79 km) N | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | |
| 2 | 170.52 miles (274.42 km) WNW | Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) | Arvaikheer, Mongolia | |
| 3 | 185.10 miles (297.90 km) WNW | Khujirt Airport (HJT) | Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia | |
| 4 | 193.59 miles (311.55 km) WNW | Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) | Kharkhorin, Mongolia | |
| 5 | 250.37 miles (402.92 km) NNW | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 6 | 269.52 miles (433.75 km) W | Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) | Bayankhongor, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 328.50 miles (528.66 km) ESE | Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 369.12 miles (594.03 km) SW | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 9 | 393.62 miles (633.46 km) NW | Mörön Airport (MXV) | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | |
| 10 | 405.41 miles (652.45 km) SSE | Baotou Airport (BAV) | Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 11 | 413.65 miles (665.71 km) S | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 12 | 420.66 miles (676.99 km) N | Baikal International Airport (UUD) | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia | |
| 13 | 426.75 miles (686.79 km) ENE | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 14 | 439.02 miles (706.53 km) SE | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 457.29 miles (735.93 km) N | International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) | Irkutsk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,358.17 miles (19,888.50 km) W | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,338.68 miles (19,857.13 km) W | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,324.50 miles (19,834.30 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,321.49 miles (19,829.46 km) SSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,295.33 miles (19,787.37 km) WSW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,286.60 miles (19,773.32 km) WSW | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,234.65 miles (19,689.71 km) SSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,210.27 miles (19,650.47 km) S | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,201.93 miles (19,637.05 km) SSW | Esquel Airport (EQS) | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,200.07 miles (19,634.05 km) S | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,169.85 miles (19,585.42 km) S | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,169.66 miles (19,585.12 km) SW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,151.12 miles (19,555.28 km) SSW | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,149.23 miles (19,552.24 km) SSW | El Maitén Airport (EMX) | El Maitén, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,136.14 miles (19,531.18 km) S | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |