Nonstop flight route between Mangaia Island, Cook Islands and Kursk, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(21°53'44"S by 157°54'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°45'6"N by 36°17'48"E)
Distance from MGS to URS:
10,238.34 miles (16,476.98 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), Mangaia Island, Cook Islands and Vostochny Airport (URS), Kursk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,238 miles (or 16,477 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 Mangaia Island Airport and Vostochny 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 Mangaia Island Airport and Vostochny Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGS / NCMG |
| Airport Name: | Mangaia Island Airport |
| Location: | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°53'44"S by 157°54'24"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGS |
| More Information: | MGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | URS / UUOK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kursk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°45'6"N by 36°17'48"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence Russian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Joint, Russian Air Force |
| Elevation: | 686 feet (209 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from URS |
| More Information: | URS Maps & Info |
Facts about Mangaia Island Airport (MGS):
- The closest airport to Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) is Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) NNE of MGS.
- The furthest airport from Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) is Kufra Airport (AKF), which is nearly antipodal to Mangaia Island Airport (meaning Mangaia Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kufra Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,732 kilometers) away in Kufra, Libya.
- Because of Mangaia Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mangaia Island 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.
Facts about Vostochny Airport (URS):
- The furthest airport from Vostochny Airport (URS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,836 miles (17,439 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Vostochny Airport", another name for URS is "Аэропорт Восточный".
- Because of Vostochny Airport's relatively low elevation of 686 feet, planes can take off or land at Vostochny 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.
- Vostochny Airport (URS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Vostochny Airport (URS) is Belgorod International Airport (EGO), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) S of URS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 126.83 miles (204.12 km) NNE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands |     |
| 2 | 131.09 miles (210.96 km) WNW | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 142.47 miles (229.28 km) N | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 420.12 miles (676.11 km) E | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 528.47 miles (850.48 km) NE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 550.49 miles (885.93 km) NE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 575.23 miles (925.75 km) NE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 610.86 miles (983.08 km) ENE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 617.02 miles (992.99 km) ENE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 773.62 miles (1,245.01 km) NE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 801.58 miles (1,290.01 km) WNW | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 12 | 821.58 miles (1,322.20 km) NNW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 865.22 miles (1,392.44 km) ENE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 869.14 miles (1,398.74 km) ENE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 869.77 miles (1,399.76 km) ENE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,261.02 miles (19,732.15 km) NNW | Kufra Airport (AKF) | Kufra, Libya | |
| 2 | 12,100.50 miles (19,473.81 km) NE | Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) | Faya-Largeau, Chad | |
| 3 | 12,010.36 miles (19,328.75 km) W | Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) | Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt | |
| 4 | 11,874.65 miles (19,110.35 km) N | Abéché Airport (AEH) | Abéché, Chad | |
| 5 | 11,865.17 miles (19,095.10 km) WNW | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| 6 | 11,855.03 miles (19,078.78 km) N | Geneina Airport (EGN) | Geneina, Sudan | |
| 7 | 11,832.55 miles (19,042.60 km) W | Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) | Wadi Halfa, Sudan | |
| 8 | 11,830.36 miles (19,039.07 km) NNE | Marsa Brega Airport (LMQ) | Brega, Libya | |
| 9 | 11,826.82 miles (19,033.37 km) W | Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) | Abu Simbel, Egypt | |
| 10 | 11,826.49 miles (19,032.84 km) NNW | El Fashir Airport (ELF) | El Fasher, Sudan | |
| 11 | 11,820.99 miles (19,024.00 km) NNE | Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) | Oum Hadjer, Chad | |
| 12 | 11,803.45 miles (18,995.76 km) WNW | Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD) | Al Dabbah, Sudan | |
| 13 | 11,802.19 miles (18,993.74 km) WNW | El Debba Airport (EDB) | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan | |
| 14 | 11,789.09 miles (18,972.65 km) NNE | Ati Airport (ATV) | Ati, Chad | |
| 15 | 11,772.90 miles (18,946.60 km) NW | Assiut Airport (ATZ) | Assiut, Egypt | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 77.62 miles (124.92 km) S | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 2 | 82.70 miles (133.10 km) N | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 3 | 125.45 miles (201.89 km) E | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 4 | 126.23 miles (203.15 km) S | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 134.79 miles (216.92 km) NW | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| 6 | 152.12 miles (244.81 km) ENE | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 7 | 171.02 miles (275.22 km) SW | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 193.14 miles (310.83 km) N | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 9 | 219.52 miles (353.28 km) SW | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 10 | 221.82 miles (356.99 km) W | Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |
| 11 | 230.16 miles (370.41 km) WNW | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 12 | 230.95 miles (371.68 km) ENE | Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) | Tambov, Russia | |
| 13 | 240.45 miles (386.97 km) SSW | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 243.35 miles (391.64 km) NE | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 15 | 253.96 miles (408.71 km) WSW | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,836.27 miles (17,439.24 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,401.23 miles (16,739.11 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,394.80 miles (16,728.77 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,391.77 miles (16,723.89 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,382.58 miles (16,709.10 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,370.40 miles (16,689.49 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,370.07 miles (16,688.96 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,364.68 miles (16,680.29 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,361.51 miles (16,675.19 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,361.21 miles (16,674.71 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,354.68 miles (16,664.20 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,344.55 miles (16,647.89 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,338.81 miles (16,638.66 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,338.05 miles (16,637.43 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,337.94 miles (16,637.26 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |