Nonstop flight route between Mendi, Papua New Guinea and Kasigluk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mendi Airport (MDU), Mendi, Papua New Guinea and Kasigluk Airport (KUK), Kasigluk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,453 miles (or 8,776 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 Mendi Airport and Kasigluk 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 Mendi Airport and Kasigluk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDU / AYMN | 
| Airport Name: | Mendi Airport | 
| Location: | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E | 
| Elevation: | 5680 feet (1,731 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MDU | 
| More Information: | MDU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUK / PFKA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kasigluk, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°52'23"N by 162°31'27"W | 
| Area Served: | Kasigluk, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KUK | 
| More Information: | KUK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mendi Airport (MDU):
- The furthest airport from Mendi Airport (MDU) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,735 miles (18,885 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
- Mendi Airport (MDU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mendi Airport (MDU) is Moro Airport (MXH), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of MDU.
- Because of Mendi Airport's high elevation of 5,680 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MDU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MDU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Kasigluk Airport (KUK):
- Because of Kasigluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Kasigluk 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 Kasigluk Airport (KUK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,577 miles (17,022 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Kasigluk Airport (KUK) is Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) NE of KUK.
- Kasigluk Airport (KUK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kasigluk Airport", another name for KUK is "Z09".




