Nonstop flight route between Mendi, Papua New Guinea and Reus (near Tarragona), Spain:
Departure Airport:
(6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E)
Arrival Airport:
(41°8'51"N by 1°10'1"E)
Distance from MDU to REU:
9,094.98 miles (14,636.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mendi Airport (MDU), Mendi, Papua New Guinea and Reus Airport (REU), Reus (near Tarragona), Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,095 miles (or 14,637 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 Reus 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 Reus 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: | REU / LERS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Reus (near Tarragona), Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°8'51"N by 1°10'1"E |
| Area Served: | Reus, Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 233 feet (71 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from REU |
| More Information: | REU Maps & Info |
Facts about Mendi Airport (MDU):
- Mendi Airport (MDU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Mendi Airport (MDU) is Moro Airport (MXH), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of MDU.
Facts about Reus Airport (REU):
- Because of Reus Airport's relatively low elevation of 233 feet, planes can take off or land at Reus 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 airport is a Ryanair base since October 2008 although for the winter 2009–2010 season Ryanair reduced the number of flights and destinations from Reus by a substantial amount.
- In addition to being known as "Reus Airport", another name for REU is "Aeroport de Reus".
- Reus Airport handled 971,166 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Reus Airport (REU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Reus Airport (meaning Reus Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,217 miles (19,661 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Reus Airport (REU) is Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of REU.
- Reus Airport (REU) currently has only 1 runway.
- A recent influx of flights has led to a dramatic increase in passenger numbers at the airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.41 miles (52.16 km) WSW | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 49.17 miles (79.14 km) ENE | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 84.20 miles (135.51 km) NNE | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 90.62 miles (145.84 km) E | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 97.15 miles (156.34 km) SSE | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 101.43 miles (163.23 km) NE | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 115.37 miles (185.67 km) SSW | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 119.26 miles (191.93 km) E | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 122.70 miles (197.47 km) SE | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 138.30 miles (222.58 km) WNW | Biangabip Airport (BPK) | Biangabip, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 143.15 miles (230.38 km) SSW | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 154.87 miles (249.24 km) E | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 157.88 miles (254.09 km) NW | Frieda River Airport (FAQ) | Frieda River, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 157.89 miles (254.10 km) ESE | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 158.37 miles (254.87 km) E | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,734.70 miles (18,885.13 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,709.94 miles (18,845.27 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,694.80 miles (18,820.91 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,676.98 miles (18,792.23 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,649.89 miles (18,748.63 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,623.91 miles (18,706.82 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,600.40 miles (18,668.98 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,542.58 miles (18,575.94 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,513.29 miles (18,528.79 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,509.27 miles (18,522.32 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,451.03 miles (18,428.60 km) ENE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,445.71 miles (18,420.04 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,430.70 miles (18,395.88 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,416.57 miles (18,373.14 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,375.19 miles (18,306.54 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.46 miles (77.99 km) ENE | Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) | El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain | |
| 2 | 51.74 miles (83.27 km) NW | Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) | Lleida, Spain | |
| 3 | 54.71 miles (88.05 km) ENE | Sabadell Airport (QSA) | Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain | |
| 4 | 83.39 miles (134.21 km) N | La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) | La Seu d'Urgell, Spain | |
| 5 | 97.48 miles (156.88 km) ENE | Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) | Girona, Spain | |
| 6 | 99.42 miles (160.00 km) SW | Castellón Airport (CDT) | Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain | |
| 7 | 100.43 miles (161.63 km) NW | Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) | Huesca, Spain | |
| 8 | 119.94 miles (193.03 km) WNW | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 9 | 137.86 miles (221.86 km) SE | Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |
| 10 | 140.63 miles (226.32 km) NE | Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) | Perpignan, France | |
| 11 | 143.76 miles (231.36 km) SW | Valencia Airport (VLC) | Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | |
| 12 | 152.98 miles (246.19 km) NNW | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 13 | 154.39 miles (248.47 km) NNE | Carcassonne Airport (CCF) | Carcassonne, France | |
| 14 | 157.56 miles (253.56 km) S | Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) | Ibiza, Spain | |
| 15 | 172.17 miles (277.09 km) N | Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) | Toulouse, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,216.60 miles (19,660.67 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,195.95 miles (19,627.42 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,182.51 miles (19,605.80 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,148.30 miles (19,550.75 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,140.70 miles (19,538.52 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,120.39 miles (19,505.82 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,118.96 miles (19,503.52 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,114.40 miles (19,496.19 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,106.09 miles (19,482.82 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,104.21 miles (19,479.80 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,104.20 miles (19,479.78 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,079.13 miles (19,439.42 km) SE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,063.47 miles (19,414.23 km) SE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,057.47 miles (19,404.57 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,052.04 miles (19,395.84 km) SE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |