Nonstop flight route between Maués, Amazonas, Brazil and Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maués Airport (MBZ), Maués, Amazonas, Brazil and Nunukan Airport (NNX), Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,114 miles (or 19,495 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 Maués Airport and Nunukan 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 Maués Airport and Nunukan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between MBZ and NNX makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Maués Airport and Nunukan Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between MBZ and NNX are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Maués, Amazonas, Brazil and Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between MBZ and NNX!

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Facts about Maués Airport (MBZ):

• Maués Airport (MBZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Maués Airport (MBZ) is Júlio Belém Airport (PIN), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NE of MBZ.
• The furthest airport from Maués Airport (MBZ) is Pogogul Airport (UOL), which is nearly antipodal to Maués Airport (meaning Maués Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pogogul Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Buol, Indonesia.
• The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• Because of Maués Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Maués 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 addition to being known as "Maués Airport", another name for MBZ is "Aeroporto de Maués".

Facts about Nunukan Airport (NNX):

• Nunukan Airport (NNX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Nunukan Airport (NNX) is Tawau Airport (TWU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of NNX.
• The furthest airport from Nunukan Airport (NNX) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Nunukan Airport (meaning Nunukan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Nunukan Airport", other names for NNX include "Bandar Udara Nunukan" and "WALF".