Nonstop flight route between Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia and Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(64°39'55"N by 170°24'51"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E)
Distance from KVM to KIE:
4,961.54 miles (7,984.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Markovo Airport (KVM), Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia and Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,962 miles (or 7,985 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 Markovo Airport and Kieta/Aropa 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 Markovo Airport and Kieta/Aropa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KVM / UHMO |
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| Location: | Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°39'55"N by 170°24'51"E |
| Area Served: | Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KVM |
| More Information: | KVM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIE / AYKT |
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| Location: | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIE |
| More Information: | KIE Maps & Info |
Facts about Markovo Airport (KVM):
- In addition to being known as "Markovo Airport", another name for KVM is "Аэропорт Марково".
- Markovo Airport (KVM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Markovo Airport (KVM) is Ugolny Airport (DYR), which is located 216 miles (348 kilometers) E of KVM.
- The furthest airport from Markovo Airport (KVM) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,940 miles (17,606 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):
- The airport was partially destroyed during the Bougainville Crisis of the 1990s and has been closed since then.
- Nowadays the airfield is disused and overgrown with bush.
- Because of Kieta/Aropa Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kieta/Aropa 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.
- Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The original grass airfield was occupied and expanded by the Imperial Japanese in spring 1942.
- The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.
- The furthest airport from Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,844 miles (19,061 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 216.30 miles (348.09 km) E | Ugolny Airport (DYR) | Anadyr, Russia |     |
| 2 | 353.66 miles (569.15 km) N | Pevek Airport (PWE) | Pevek, Russia | |
| 3 | 374.65 miles (602.94 km) NW | Chersky (CYX) | Chersky, Yakutia, Russia | |
| 4 | 484.78 miles (780.18 km) E | Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS) | Provideniya, Chukotka, Russia | |
| 5 | 504.26 miles (811.53 km) WNW | Srednekolymsk Airport (SEK) | Srednekolymsk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 6 | 538.31 miles (866.33 km) E | Gambell Airport (GAM) | Gambell, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 573.44 miles (922.87 km) WNW | Zyryanka Airport (ZKP) | Zyryanka, Verkhnekolymsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 8 | 576.40 miles (927.62 km) E | Savoonga Airport (SVA) | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 599.71 miles (965.14 km) ENE | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) | Diomede, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 624.54 miles (1,005.10 km) ENE | Wales Airport (WAA) | Wales, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 629.77 miles (1,013.51 km) ENE | Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) | Tin City, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 652.45 miles (1,050.02 km) ENE | Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) | Lost River, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 662.27 miles (1,065.82 km) ENE | Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) | Port Clarence, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 672.34 miles (1,082.02 km) ENE | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 672.90 miles (1,082.93 km) ENE | Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) | Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,939.81 miles (17,605.88 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,528.19 miles (16,943.44 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 10,515.31 miles (16,922.71 km) E | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 4 | 10,371.09 miles (16,690.60 km) E | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 10,336.47 miles (16,634.89 km) E | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 10,207.83 miles (16,427.88 km) E | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,183.77 miles (16,389.14 km) E | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,092.52 miles (16,242.30 km) E | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,083.65 miles (16,228.01 km) E | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,035.50 miles (16,150.54 km) E | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 10,030.99 miles (16,143.27 km) E | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 10,013.63 miles (16,115.33 km) E | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,009.33 miles (16,108.41 km) SW | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,932.25 miles (15,984.37 km) E | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 9,932.06 miles (15,984.07 km) SW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.95 miles (78.77 km) SSE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 54.13 miles (87.12 km) ESE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 77.65 miles (124.96 km) S | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 94.46 miles (152.01 km) NW | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 146.31 miles (235.46 km) ESE | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 146.64 miles (235.99 km) SSE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 161.62 miles (260.11 km) NW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 175.22 miles (282.00 km) SE | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 267.04 miles (429.76 km) WNW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 274.68 miles (442.06 km) W | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 277.53 miles (446.64 km) SW | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 290.16 miles (466.96 km) NW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 292.11 miles (470.10 km) ESE | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 293.20 miles (471.87 km) W | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 307.28 miles (494.52 km) SE | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,843.84 miles (19,060.76 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,838.79 miles (19,052.64 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,832.78 miles (19,042.97 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,820.93 miles (19,023.90 km) N | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,772.48 miles (18,945.93 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 6 | 11,765.37 miles (18,934.49 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 7 | 11,750.86 miles (18,911.14 km) N | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,741.64 miles (18,896.30 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 9 | 11,733.20 miles (18,882.71 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 10 | 11,726.21 miles (18,871.46 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,725.95 miles (18,871.04 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 12 | 11,709.95 miles (18,845.29 km) N | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,707.35 miles (18,841.11 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,693.92 miles (18,819.49 km) NW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 15 | 11,682.02 miles (18,800.34 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |