Nonstop flight route between Mendi, Papua New Guinea and Ukhta / Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E)
Arrival Airport:
(63°34'0"N by 53°48'11"E)
Distance from MDU to UCT:
6,594.12 miles (10,612.19 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mendi Airport (MDU), Mendi, Papua New Guinea and Ukhta (UCT), Ukhta / Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,594 miles (or 10,612 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 Ukhta, 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 Ukhta. 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: | UCT / UUYH |
| Airport Name: | Ukhta |
| Location: | Ukhta / Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°34'0"N by 53°48'11"E |
| Area Served: | Ukhta |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 482 feet (147 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UCT |
| More Information: | UCT Maps & Info |
Facts about Mendi Airport (MDU):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Ukhta (UCT):
- The furthest airport from Ukhta (UCT) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,416 miles (16,762 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Ukhta (UCT) is Pechora Airport (PEX), which is located 146 miles (236 kilometers) NE of UCT.
- Ukhta (UCT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ukhta's relatively low elevation of 482 feet, planes can take off or land at Ukhta 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.
| 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 | 146.41 miles (235.63 km) NE | Pechora Airport (PEX) | Pechora, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| 2 | 162.99 miles (262.30 km) SW | Syktyvkar Airport (SCW) | Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| 3 | 252.73 miles (406.73 km) NE | Inta Airport Аэропорт Инта (INA) | Inta, Russia | |
| 4 | 259.29 miles (417.29 km) WNW | Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG) | Leshukonskoye, Russia | |
| 5 | 278.43 miles (448.09 km) WSW | Kotlas Airport (KSZ) | Kotlas, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 6 | 282.10 miles (454.00 km) N | Naryan-Mar Airport (NNM) | Naryan-Mar, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 7 | 309.55 miles (498.17 km) SW | Velikiy Ustyug (VUS) | Veliky Ustyug, Vologda, Russia | |
| 8 | 348.99 miles (561.64 km) ESE | Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS) | Sovetsky, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 9 | 380.06 miles (611.65 km) SSW | Pobedilovo Airport (KVX) | Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia | |
| 10 | 384.67 miles (619.07 km) NNE | Varandey Airport (VRI) | Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 11 | 385.29 miles (620.06 km) E | Nyagan Airport (NYA) | Nyagan, Tyumen Oblast, Russia | |
| 12 | 397.15 miles (639.16 km) NE | Vorkuta Airport (VKT) | Vorkuta, Russia | |
| 13 | 397.59 miles (639.85 km) SSE | Perm International Airport (PEE) | Perm, Russia | |
| 14 | 400.83 miles (645.08 km) WNW | Talagi Airport (ARH) | Arkhangelsk, Russia | |
| 15 | 425.88 miles (685.39 km) NE | Salekhard Airport (SLY) | Salekhard, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,415.68 miles (16,762.37 km) WSW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,382.18 miles (16,708.46 km) W | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 10,375.73 miles (16,698.08 km) W | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,363.89 miles (16,679.02 km) W | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,317.38 miles (16,604.17 km) W | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 10,291.53 miles (16,562.58 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,281.31 miles (16,546.13 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,262.18 miles (16,515.34 km) W | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,147.47 miles (16,330.73 km) W | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,143.03 miles (16,323.59 km) W | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,080.68 miles (16,223.24 km) W | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,061.04 miles (16,191.64 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,056.58 miles (16,184.46 km) W | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 14 | 10,045.47 miles (16,166.57 km) W | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,041.11 miles (16,159.56 km) W | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |