Nonstop flight route between Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia and Minsk, Belarus:
Departure Airport:
(15°29'8"S by 141°45'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(53°52'57"N by 28°1'56"E)
Distance from KWM to MSQ:
8,040.44 miles (12,939.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kowanyama Airport (KWM), Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia and Minsk National Airport (MSQ), Minsk, Belarus would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,040 miles (or 12,940 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 Kowanyama Airport and Minsk National 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 Kowanyama Airport and Minsk National Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWM / YKOW |
| Airport Name: | Kowanyama Airport |
| Location: | Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°29'8"S by 141°45'5"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KWM |
| More Information: | KWM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSQ / UMMS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Minsk, Belarus |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°52'57"N by 28°1'56"E |
| Area Served: | Minsk |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 669 feet (204 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSQ |
| More Information: | MSQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kowanyama Airport (KWM):
- Kowanyama Airport (KWM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kowanyama Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Kowanyama 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 Kowanyama Airport (KWM) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,557 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Kowanyama Airport (KWM) is Edward River Airport (EDR), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NNW of KWM.
Facts about Minsk National Airport (MSQ):
- The furthest airport from Minsk National Airport (MSQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,134 miles (17,918 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Minsk National Airport", another name for MSQ is "Нацыянальны аэрапорт МінскНациональный аэропорт Минск".
- The airport is served with bus 300Э, departing from Centralny bus stations, every 45 minutes.
- The closest airport to Minsk National Airport (MSQ) is Minsk-1 Airport (MHP), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of MSQ.
- Car rental services are provided by Europcar and Sixt.
- Minsk National Airport (MSQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Minsk National Airport's relatively low elevation of 669 feet, planes can take off or land at Minsk National 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 2009 airport served 1,010,695 passengers out of which 682,000 were served by the national airline Belavia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.77 miles (67.23 km) NNW | Edward River Airport (EDR) | Edward River, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 147.30 miles (237.05 km) N | Aurukun Airport (AUU) | Aurukun, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 149.10 miles (239.95 km) SSW | Karumba Airport (KRB) | Karumba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 150.04 miles (241.47 km) NE | Coen Airport (CUQ) | Coen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 174.62 miles (281.02 km) SSE | Abingdon Airport (ABG) | Abingdon, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 194.29 miles (312.68 km) N | Weipa Airport (WEI) | Weipa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 213.53 miles (343.64 km) NNE | Lockhart River Airport (IRG) | Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 214.45 miles (345.13 km) SW | Burketown Airport (BUC) | Burketown, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 216.86 miles (349.01 km) ESE | Chillagoe Airport (LLG) | Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 228.63 miles (367.94 km) E | Cooktown Airport (CTN) | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 232.31 miles (373.86 km) N | Agnew Airport (AGW) | Agnew, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 253.37 miles (407.76 km) ENE | Lizard Island Airport (LZR) | Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 257.56 miles (414.50 km) SW | Doomadgee Airport (DMD) | Doomadgee Mission, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 266.72 miles (429.25 km) ESE | Mareeba Airfield (MRG) | Mareeba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 282.73 miles (455.02 km) ESE | Cairns Airport (CNS) | Cairns, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,556.59 miles (18,598.48 km) W | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,556.58 miles (18,598.47 km) W | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,517.91 miles (18,536.23 km) W | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,509.38 miles (18,522.50 km) W | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,506.55 miles (18,517.95 km) W | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,452.46 miles (18,430.90 km) W | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,434.86 miles (18,402.58 km) W | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,417.72 miles (18,374.99 km) W | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,414.97 miles (18,370.58 km) W | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,227.93 miles (18,069.56 km) NE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 11 | 11,162.71 miles (17,964.59 km) ENE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 12 | 11,144.85 miles (17,935.85 km) N | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,138.47 miles (17,925.58 km) NNE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,130.27 miles (17,912.38 km) NE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 15 | 11,122.74 miles (17,900.27 km) NNE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.11 miles (32.37 km) W | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 2 | 84.07 miles (135.30 km) E | Mogilev Airport (MVQ) | Mogilev, Belarus | |
| 3 | 122.41 miles (197.00 km) WNW | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 4 | 152.23 miles (245.00 km) NNW | Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) | Daugavpils, Latvia | |
| 5 | 154.97 miles (249.41 km) SE | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 6 | 173.08 miles (278.55 km) ENE | Smolensk South Airport (LNX) | Smolensk, Russia | |
| 7 | 175.37 miles (282.23 km) WNW | Kaunas International Airport (KUN) | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 8 | 200.42 miles (322.55 km) NNE | Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) | Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia | |
| 9 | 211.10 miles (339.74 km) SW | Brest Airport (BQT) | Brest, Belarus | |
| 10 | 215.67 miles (347.09 km) SE | Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |
| 11 | 230.75 miles (371.36 km) NW | Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ) | Šiauliai, Lithuania | |
| 12 | 241.37 miles (388.44 km) WSW | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland | |
| 13 | 251.35 miles (404.51 km) S | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 256.32 miles (412.51 km) E | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| 15 | 261.43 miles (420.72 km) SSE | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,133.80 miles (17,918.07 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,701.51 miles (17,222.37 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,689.76 miles (17,203.47 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,689.54 miles (17,203.10 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,688.90 miles (17,202.07 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,686.57 miles (17,198.33 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,685.35 miles (17,196.36 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,679.18 miles (17,186.44 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,677.52 miles (17,183.76 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,676.25 miles (17,181.71 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,673.23 miles (17,176.85 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,670.37 miles (17,172.26 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,669.21 miles (17,170.39 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,657.24 miles (17,151.12 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,639.24 miles (17,122.16 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |