Nonstop flight route between Manihiki Island, Cook Islands and Derby, Western Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(10°22'50"S by 160°59'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°22'12"S by 123°39'38"E)
Distance from MHX to DRB:
5,047.90 miles (8,123.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), Manihiki Island, Cook Islands and Derby Airport (DRB), Derby, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,048 miles (or 8,124 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 Manihiki Island Airport and Derby 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 Manihiki Island Airport and Derby Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHX / NCMH |
| Airport Name: | Manihiki Island Airport |
| Location: | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°22'50"S by 160°59'58"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MHX |
| More Information: | MHX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRB / YDBY |
| Airport Name: | Derby Airport |
| Location: | Derby, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°22'12"S by 123°39'38"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Derby/West Kimberley |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRB |
| More Information: | DRB Maps & Info |
Facts about Manihiki Island Airport (MHX):
- The closest airport to Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is located 627 miles (1,009 kilometers) WSW of MHX.
- Because of Manihiki Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Manihiki 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.
- The furthest airport from Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) is Zakouma Airport (AKM), which is nearly antipodal to Manihiki Island Airport (meaning Manihiki Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zakouma Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,909 kilometers) away in Zakouma, Chad.
Facts about Derby Airport (DRB):
- The closest airport to Derby Airport (DRB) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is located 102 miles (165 kilometers) WSW of DRB.
- Derby Airport (DRB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Derby Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Derby 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 Derby Airport (DRB) is Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), which is nearly antipodal to Derby Airport (meaning Derby Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport), and is located 12,085 miles (19,449 kilometers) away in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 627.26 miles (1,009.48 km) WSW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States |     |
| 2 | 632.99 miles (1,018.69 km) WSW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 3 | 641.51 miles (1,032.40 km) WSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 4 | 689.66 miles (1,109.89 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 707.88 miles (1,139.23 km) WSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 716.64 miles (1,153.31 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 721.42 miles (1,161.01 km) SE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 749.19 miles (1,205.70 km) SE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 751.93 miles (1,210.11 km) S | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 764.04 miles (1,229.59 km) WSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 11 | 780.79 miles (1,256.55 km) WSW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 12 | 795.22 miles (1,279.78 km) WSW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 13 | 799.09 miles (1,286.01 km) SE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 814.97 miles (1,311.57 km) WSW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 15 | 821.58 miles (1,322.20 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,371.05 miles (19,909.23 km) WNW | Zakouma Airport (AKM) | Zakouma, Chad | |
| 2 | 12,359.32 miles (19,890.35 km) NNW | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 3 | 12,351.81 miles (19,878.26 km) ENE | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 4 | 12,341.50 miles (19,861.66 km) NNE | Sarh Airport (SRH) | Sarh, Chad | |
| 5 | 12,339.15 miles (19,857.88 km) WNW | Am Timan Airport (AMC) | Am Timan, Chad | |
| 6 | 12,311.20 miles (19,812.90 km) N | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| 7 | 12,281.69 miles (19,765.42 km) E | Bousso Airport (OUT) | Bousso, Chad | |
| 8 | 12,268.86 miles (19,744.77 km) WNW | Gordil Airport (GDA) | Gounda, Central African Republic | |
| 9 | 12,246.36 miles (19,708.56 km) NE | Bokoro Airport (BKR) | Bokoro, Chad | |
| 10 | 12,242.84 miles (19,702.89 km) WNW | Gordil Airport (GDI) | Gordil, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 12,241.65 miles (19,700.98 km) ENE | Laï Airport (LTC) | Laï, Chad | |
| 12 | 12,235.36 miles (19,690.85 km) NW | Koumala Airport (KOL) | Koumala, Central African Republic | |
| 13 | 12,233.86 miles (19,688.45 km) NNE | Ati Airport (ATV) | Ati, Chad | |
| 14 | 12,231.01 miles (19,683.85 km) NNW | Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) | Oum Hadjer, Chad | |
| 15 | 12,219.75 miles (19,665.74 km) NNE | Batangafo Airport (BTG) | Batangafo, Central African Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 102.48 miles (164.93 km) WSW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 136.90 miles (220.32 km) ESE | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 265.65 miles (427.52 km) E | Springvale Airport (ZVG) | Springvale, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 270.40 miles (435.17 km) ESE | Halls Creek Airport (HCQ) | Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 320.56 miles (515.89 km) E | Argyle Airport (GYL) | Argyle, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 320.72 miles (516.15 km) SE | Lake Gregory Airport (LGE) | Lake Gregory, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 341.23 miles (549.15 km) SE | Balgo Hill Airport (BQW) | Balgo Hill, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 343.82 miles (553.32 km) E | Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) | Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 351.83 miles (566.22 km) ENE | East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 389.19 miles (626.34 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 445.68 miles (717.25 km) ENE | Port Keats Airfield (PKT) | Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 12 | 468.33 miles (753.70 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 471.24 miles (758.38 km) E | Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) | Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 14 | 486.77 miles (783.37 km) SSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 490.82 miles (789.90 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,085.39 miles (19,449.50 km) ENE | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 2 | 12,084.82 miles (19,448.58 km) ENE | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 3 | 12,076.60 miles (19,435.35 km) E | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 4 | 12,074.75 miles (19,432.38 km) E | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 5 | 12,074.56 miles (19,432.07 km) ENE | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 6 | 12,073.57 miles (19,430.48 km) ENE | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 7 | 12,073.15 miles (19,429.81 km) NE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 8 | 12,072.80 miles (19,429.24 km) ENE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 9 | 12,050.34 miles (19,393.10 km) NE | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 10 | 12,048.13 miles (19,389.54 km) E | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 12,040.09 miles (19,376.59 km) NE | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 12 | 12,024.30 miles (19,351.18 km) E | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 13 | 12,016.07 miles (19,337.95 km) E | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 14 | 12,006.94 miles (19,323.25 km) E | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 15 | 12,000.20 miles (19,312.40 km) NE | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |