Nonstop flight route between Miami, Florida, United States and Merauke, Papua, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami, Florida, United States and Mopah Airport (MKQ), Merauke, Papua, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,513 miles (or 15,310 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 Miami International Airport and Mopah 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 Miami International Airport and Mopah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Miami International Airport (MIA):

• Miami International Airport (MIA) has 4 runways.
• Building 845 Suite 450 has the corporate headquarters of World Atlantic Airways.
• The North Terminal construction began in 1998 and was slated for completion in 2005, but was delayed several times due to cost overruns.
• Because of Miami International Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Miami International 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 Miami International Airport (MIA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,628 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Miami International Airport handled 40,500,000 passengers last year.
• The North Terminal consists of one concourse, Concourse D, a 3,600,000-square-foot linear concourse 1.2 miles long with a capacity of 30 million passengers annually.
• In the midst of Eastern's turmoil American Airlines CEO Bob Crandall sought a new hub in order to utilize new aircraft which AA had on order.
• Level 1 of the Concourse F portion of the terminal is used for domestic baggage claim and cruise line counters.
• The closest airport to Miami International Airport (MIA) is Miami Seaplane Base (MPB), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of MIA.

Facts about Mopah Airport (MKQ):

• The furthest airport from Mopah Airport (MKQ) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,634 miles (18,724 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Mopah Airport (MKQ) is Bensbach Airport (BSP), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) ESE of MKQ.
• Mopah Airport (MKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Mopah Airport", another name for MKQ is "Bandara Mopah".
• Because of Mopah Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Mopah 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.