Nonstop flight route between Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands and Eureka, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(21°49'32"N by 71°48'8"W)
Arrival Airport:
(40°48'11"N by 124°6'46"W)
Distance from MDS to EKA:
3,298.13 miles (5,307.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Middle Caicos Airport (MDS), Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands and Murray Field (EKA), Eureka, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,298 miles (or 5,308 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 Middle Caicos Airport and Murray Field, 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 Middle Caicos Airport and Murray Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDS / MBMC |
| Airport Name: | Middle Caicos Airport |
| Location: | Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°49'32"N by 71°48'8"W |
| Area Served: | Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MDS |
| More Information: | MDS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EKA / KEKA |
| Airport Name: | Murray Field |
| Location: | Eureka, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°48'11"N by 124°6'46"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Humboldt County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EKA |
| More Information: | EKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Middle Caicos Airport (MDS):
- Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Middle Caicos Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Middle Caicos 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 Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Middle Caicos Airport (meaning Middle Caicos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,058 miles (19,406 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) is North Caicos Airport (NCA), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NW of MDS.
Facts about Murray Field (EKA):
- Murray Field was established in 1919 by pilot Dayton Murray, Senior, and was later named for him after the county acquired the field in the 1930s.:2-6 The airport is built on filled land.
- The furthest airport from Murray Field (EKA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,232 miles (18,077 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Murray Field's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Murray Field 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.
- Murray Field (EKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Murray Field (EKA) is Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) N of EKA.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.83 miles (17.42 km) NW | North Caicos Airport (NCA) | North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands |     |
| 2 | 27.71 miles (44.60 km) SE | South Caicos Airport (XSC) | South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 3 | 29.94 miles (48.19 km) W | Providenciales International Airport (PLS) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 4 | 49.93 miles (80.35 km) ESE | JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) | Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 5 | 86.45 miles (139.13 km) WNW | Mayaguana Airport (MYG) | Abraham's Bay, Mayaguana, Bahamas | |
| 6 | 133.57 miles (214.96 km) WSW | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| 7 | 146.80 miles (236.25 km) S | Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti | |
| 8 | 163.57 miles (263.23 km) SSE | Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) | San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | |
| 9 | 164.88 miles (265.34 km) WNW | Colonel Hill Airport (CRI) | Colonel Hill, Crooked Island, Bahamas | |
| 10 | 184.25 miles (296.53 km) SSE | Cibao International Airport (STI) | Santiago, Dominican Republic | |
| 11 | 201.38 miles (324.09 km) WSW | Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) | Baracoa, Cuba | |
| 12 | 213.48 miles (343.57 km) SSE | Constanza Airport (COZ) | Constanza, Dominican Republic | |
| 13 | 216.61 miles (348.59 km) WSW | Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA) | Moa, Cuba | |
| 14 | 221.42 miles (356.35 km) SE | El Catey International Airport (AZS) | El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic | |
| 15 | 226.50 miles (364.52 km) S | Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,058.45 miles (19,406.14 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,030.49 miles (19,361.14 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,995.86 miles (19,305.42 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,968.32 miles (19,261.09 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,881.18 miles (19,120.85 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,879.37 miles (19,117.94 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,823.64 miles (19,028.25 km) W | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,823.53 miles (19,028.09 km) W | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,820.38 miles (19,023.00 km) W | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,815.34 miles (19,014.90 km) W | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,806.80 miles (19,001.15 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,788.60 miles (18,971.87 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,757.29 miles (18,921.48 km) W | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,754.94 miles (18,917.69 km) W | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,733.09 miles (18,882.53 km) W | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.06 miles (19.40 km) N | Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV) | McKinleyville, California, United States | |
| 2 | 17.27 miles (27.79 km) S | Rohnerville Airport (FOT) | Fortuna, California, United States | |
| 3 | 67.81 miles (109.12 km) N | Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) | Crescent City, California, United States | |
| 4 | 88.30 miles (142.11 km) N | Brookings Airport (BOK) | Brookings, Oregon, United States | |
| 5 | 97.51 miles (156.93 km) ESE | Redding Municipal AirportRedding Army Airfield (RDD) | Redding, California, United States | |
| 6 | 103.57 miles (166.67 km) NE | Montague Airport-Yreka Rohrer Field (RKC) | Montague, California, United States | |
| 7 | 107.67 miles (173.28 km) ESE | Red Bluff Municipal Airport (RBL) | Red Bluff, California, United States | |
| 8 | 108.89 miles (175.23 km) NE | Siskiyou County Airport (SIY) | Montague, California, United States | |
| 9 | 112.54 miles (181.11 km) N | Gold Beach Municipal Airport (GOL) | Gold Beach, Oregon, United States | |
| 10 | 125.56 miles (202.07 km) SSE | Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI) | Ukiah, California, United States | |
| 11 | 126.01 miles (202.80 km) NNE | Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport (MFR) | Medford, Oregon, United States | |
| 12 | 133.91 miles (215.50 km) SE | Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW) | Willows, California, United States | |
| 13 | 137.70 miles (221.61 km) ESE | Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) | Chico, California, United States | |
| 14 | 154.62 miles (248.84 km) NE | Crater Lake- Klamath Regional Airport (LMT) | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | |
| 15 | 158.48 miles (255.04 km) N | Bandon State Airport (BDY) | Bandon, Oregon, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,232.29 miles (18,076.57 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,151.69 miles (17,946.86 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 11,090.47 miles (17,848.34 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,060.75 miles (17,800.50 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,025.18 miles (17,743.27 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,012.41 miles (17,722.70 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,003.80 miles (17,708.85 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,950.24 miles (17,622.66 km) SSE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,935.84 miles (17,599.48 km) SSE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,931.15 miles (17,591.94 km) SSE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,917.36 miles (17,569.74 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 12 | 10,857.77 miles (17,473.85 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,857.38 miles (17,473.21 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,846.73 miles (17,456.08 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,845.25 miles (17,453.70 km) SSE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |