Nonstop flight route between Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea and Montrose, Colorado, United States:
Departure Airport:
(2°3'42"S by 147°25'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°30'35"N by 107°53'39"W)
Distance from MAS to MTJ:
7,098.93 miles (11,424.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Momote Airport (MAS), Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea and Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), Montrose, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,099 miles (or 11,425 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 Momote Airport and Montrose Regional 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 Momote Airport and Montrose Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAS / AYMO |
| Airport Name: | Momote Airport |
| Location: | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°3'42"S by 147°25'27"E |
| Area Served: | Lorengau, Manus Province |
| Operator/Owner: | PNG National Airports Corporation Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAS |
| More Information: | MAS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTJ / KMTJ |
| Airport Name: | Montrose Regional Airport |
| Location: | Montrose, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°30'35"N by 107°53'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Montrose County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5759 feet (1,755 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MTJ |
| More Information: | MTJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Momote Airport (MAS):
- Because of Momote Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Momote 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.
- After liberating the airfield on 2 March 1944, the 40th Naval Construction Battalion repaired the airfield and the airfield became operational on 18 May 1944, although fighters were landing at the airfield only two days after occupation.
- Momote Airport (MAS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Momote Airport (MAS) is Emirau Airport (EMI), which is located 179 miles (287 kilometers) E of MAS.
- Built by the Imperial Japanese at Momote during World War II.
- The furthest airport from Momote Airport (MAS) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is nearly antipodal to Momote Airport (meaning Momote Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Governador Carlos Wilson Airport), and is located 12,028 miles (19,357 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Facts about Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ):
- The furthest airport from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,040 miles (17,766 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Montrose Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,759 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MTJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MTJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) is Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) S of MTJ.
- Montrose Regional Airport is a non-towered public airport on the northwest side of Montrose, in zip code 81401 in the southwest corner of Colorado.
- Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) has 2 runways.
- Monarch Airlines started flying to Montrose in the 1940s.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 178.53 miles (287.32 km) E | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 236.31 miles (380.30 km) E | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 244.80 miles (393.97 km) SSE | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 245.07 miles (394.40 km) SSW | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 282.40 miles (454.48 km) SW | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 293.66 miles (472.60 km) SSW | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 300.85 miles (484.16 km) SW | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 311.04 miles (500.57 km) SSW | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 312.11 miles (502.30 km) SE | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 313.45 miles (504.44 km) SSW | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 315.15 miles (507.18 km) S | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 316.48 miles (509.32 km) S | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 321.50 miles (517.40 km) SSE | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 321.77 miles (517.84 km) SSW | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 337.86 miles (543.72 km) SW | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,027.87 miles (19,356.93 km) S | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,860.71 miles (19,087.91 km) SE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,856.03 miles (19,080.39 km) SSE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,836.32 miles (19,048.66 km) SSE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,779.90 miles (18,957.87 km) SSE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,752.67 miles (18,914.05 km) SSE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,717.80 miles (18,857.92 km) ESE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,714.52 miles (18,852.64 km) SSE | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,655.70 miles (18,757.98 km) ESE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,606.85 miles (18,679.37 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,575.05 miles (18,628.19 km) SE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,569.69 miles (18,619.57 km) ESE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,483.80 miles (18,481.33 km) SSE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,473.22 miles (18,464.31 km) SE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,393.03 miles (18,335.26 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.42 miles (61.83 km) S | Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) | Telluride, Colorado, United States | |
| 2 | 51.98 miles (83.66 km) E | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 54.33 miles (87.43 km) NW | Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 70.81 miles (113.96 km) N | Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) | Rifle, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 73.97 miles (119.04 km) NE | Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) | Aspen, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 88.09 miles (141.76 km) WSW | Monticello Airport (MXC) | Monticello, Utah, United States | |
| 7 | 90.30 miles (145.32 km) S | Animas Air Park (AMK) | Durango, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 92.48 miles (148.83 km) SSW | Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) | Cortez, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 94.17 miles (151.55 km) S | Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) | Durango, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 94.17 miles (151.55 km) NNE | Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States | |
| 11 | 96.02 miles (154.52 km) SSE | Stevens Field (FAA: PSO) (PGO) | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 98.04 miles (157.78 km) ENE | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 99.78 miles (160.59 km) E | Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) | Salida, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 101.83 miles (163.89 km) W | Canyonlands Field (CNY) | Moab, Utah, United States | |
| 15 | 107.58 miles (173.13 km) SW | Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG) | Blanding, Utah, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,039.54 miles (17,766.38 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,920.25 miles (17,574.40 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,890.37 miles (17,526.30 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,869.59 miles (17,492.87 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,699.81 miles (17,219.63 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,588.29 miles (17,040.16 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,575.54 miles (17,019.65 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,543.06 miles (16,967.37 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,474.16 miles (16,856.49 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,436.74 miles (16,796.26 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,428.16 miles (16,782.46 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,410.30 miles (16,753.71 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,391.15 miles (16,722.89 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,380.25 miles (16,705.34 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,375.38 miles (16,697.51 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |