Nonstop flight route between Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan and Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(44°18'15"N by 143°24'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(2°55'9"S by 25°54'55"E)
Distance from MBE to KND:
7,699.50 miles (12,391.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan and Kindu Airport (KND), Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,700 miles (or 12,391 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBE / RJEB |
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| Location: | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°18'15"N by 143°24'15"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Hokkaidō Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBE |
| More Information: | MBE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KND / FZOA |
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| Location: | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°55'9"S by 25°54'55"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1631 feet (497 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KND |
| More Information: | KND Maps & Info |
Facts about Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE):
- The furthest airport from Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,338 miles (18,247 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- Because of Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Okhotsk Monbetsu 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.
- Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Monbetsu Airport or Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport, is a third class airport located 3.8 NM southeast of Monbetsu, a city in the Hokkaidō prefecture of Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport", other names for MBE include "オホーツク紋別空港" and "Ohōtsuku Monbetsu Kūkō".
- In fiscal year 2008, Monbetsu Airport recorded an operating loss of 273 million yen on total revenues of only 26 million yen, making its operating losses the highest among the six airports operated by the Hokkaido government.
- The closest airport to Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SE of MBE.
Facts about Kindu Airport (KND):
- The furthest airport from Kindu Airport (KND) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Kindu Airport (meaning Kindu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,202 miles (19,638 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Kindu Airport (KND) is Lodja Airport (LJA), which is located 174 miles (279 kilometers) W of KND.
- Kindu Airport (KND) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kindu Airport", another name for KND is "Aéroport de Kindu".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.74 miles (76.83 km) SE | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan |     |
| 2 | 64.63 miles (104.01 km) SW | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 3 | 92.26 miles (148.48 km) ESE | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) | Nakashibetsu, Japan | |
| 4 | 95.78 miles (154.14 km) SSE | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 5 | 108.94 miles (175.32 km) S | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 6 | 109.25 miles (175.82 km) NW | Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 7 | 136.04 miles (218.93 km) SW | New Chitose Airport (CTS) | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 8 | 181.47 miles (292.05 km) N | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | |
| 9 | 218.29 miles (351.31 km) SW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 10 | 252.57 miles (406.48 km) SW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 11 | 269.32 miles (433.43 km) SSW | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 12 | 277.41 miles (446.45 km) SSW | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 13 | 282.79 miles (455.11 km) SSW | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 14 | 323.64 miles (520.85 km) SSW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | 356.48 miles (573.70 km) SSW | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,338.15 miles (18,246.94 km) SE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 11,307.99 miles (18,198.40 km) SE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,265.52 miles (18,130.05 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,263.72 miles (18,127.15 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,259.30 miles (18,120.05 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,258.96 miles (18,119.49 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,245.86 miles (18,098.40 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,221.36 miles (18,058.99 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,220.20 miles (18,057.12 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,217.15 miles (18,052.21 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,214.99 miles (18,048.73 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,178.41 miles (17,989.87 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,167.35 miles (17,972.06 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,160.75 miles (17,961.43 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,149.57 miles (17,943.45 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 173.63 miles (279.43 km) W | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 186.37 miles (299.93 km) SSE | Kongolo Airport (KOO) | Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 204.10 miles (328.47 km) ENE | Kuvumu Airport (BKY) | Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 217.12 miles (349.42 km) WNW | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 224.71 miles (361.63 km) SW | Lusambo Airport (LBO) | Lusambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 236.46 miles (380.54 km) E | Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) | Bujumbura, Burundi | |
| 7 | 238.33 miles (383.56 km) N | Bangoka International Airport (FKI) | Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 245.11 miles (394.46 km) ENE | Goma Airport (GOM) | Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 246.16 miles (396.16 km) ENE | Gisenyi Airport (GYI) | Gisenyi, Rwanda | |
| 10 | 264.90 miles (426.32 km) E | Butare Airport (BTQ) | Butare, Rwanda | |
| 11 | 273.96 miles (440.90 km) SW | Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 276.18 miles (444.47 km) NNW | Yangambi Airport (YAN) | Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 278.34 miles (447.94 km) E | Gitega Airport (GID) | Gitega, Burundi | |
| 14 | 289.55 miles (465.98 km) E | Kirundo Airport (KRE) | Kirundo, Burundi | |
| 15 | 292.30 miles (470.42 km) ESE | Kigoma Airport (TKQ) | Kigoma, Tanzania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,202.38 miles (19,637.78 km) ENE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,402.06 miles (18,349.79 km) SSE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,274.13 miles (18,143.92 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,267.16 miles (18,132.69 km) N | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,262.51 miles (18,125.21 km) N | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,251.71 miles (18,107.83 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,232.34 miles (18,076.66 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,194.85 miles (18,016.32 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,187.36 miles (18,004.27 km) N | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,184.55 miles (17,999.74 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,177.98 miles (17,989.17 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,160.80 miles (17,961.53 km) N | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,158.11 miles (17,957.19 km) N | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,157.95 miles (17,956.93 km) ENE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,153.86 miles (17,950.35 km) SSW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |