Nonstop flight route between Makemo, French Polynesia and Airlie Beach, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(16°35'16"S by 143°39'16"W)
Arrival Airport:
(20°16'36"S by 148°45'19"E)
Distance from MKP to WSY:
4,407.48 miles (7,093.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Makemo Airport (MKP), Makemo, French Polynesia and Whitsunday Airport (WSY), Airlie Beach, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,407 miles (or 7,093 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 Makemo Airport and Whitsunday 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 Makemo Airport and Whitsunday Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKP / NTGM |
| Airport Name: | Makemo Airport |
| Location: | Makemo, French Polynesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°35'16"S by 143°39'16"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKP |
| More Information: | MKP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WSY / YWHI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Airlie Beach, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°16'36"S by 148°45'19"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Jeffrey Ruddell |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WSY |
| More Information: | WSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Makemo Airport (MKP):
- The furthest airport from Makemo Airport (MKP) is Kassala Airport (KSL), which is nearly antipodal to Makemo Airport (meaning Makemo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kassala Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Kassala, Sudan.
- Because of Makemo Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Makemo 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 closest airport to Makemo Airport (MKP) is Raroia Airport (RRR), which is located 87 miles (139 kilometers) ENE of MKP.
Facts about Whitsunday Airport (WSY):
- Whitsunday Airport (WSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Whitsunday Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Whitsunday 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 closest airport to Whitsunday Airport (WSY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of WSY.
- The furthest airport from Whitsunday Airport (WSY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,982 miles (19,283 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- In addition to being known as "Whitsunday Airport", another name for WSY is "Shute Harbour Airport".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 86.58 miles (139.33 km) ENE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia |     |
| 2 | 133.54 miles (214.92 km) WSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 137.80 miles (221.77 km) WNW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 191.15 miles (307.62 km) ENE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 196.17 miles (315.70 km) WNW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 206.08 miles (331.65 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 217.76 miles (350.45 km) WNW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 218.98 miles (352.41 km) NW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 228.66 miles (367.99 km) NW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 356.61 miles (573.90 km) WNW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 371.09 miles (597.22 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 399.07 miles (642.24 km) W | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 408.23 miles (656.98 km) W | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 440.97 miles (709.67 km) SE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 453.12 miles (729.22 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,353.82 miles (19,881.50 km) N | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 2 | 12,317.77 miles (19,823.48 km) NNE | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 3 | 12,267.00 miles (19,741.77 km) ENE | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 4 | 12,244.28 miles (19,705.21 km) WNW | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 5 | 12,242.93 miles (19,703.04 km) N | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 12,231.70 miles (19,684.96 km) NNW | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 7 | 12,226.67 miles (19,676.87 km) WNW | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 8 | 12,202.49 miles (19,637.95 km) NW | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 12,175.77 miles (19,594.95 km) ENE | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 10 | 12,146.44 miles (19,547.75 km) NNW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 12,143.88 miles (19,543.63 km) NNE | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 12 | 12,133.92 miles (19,527.60 km) NW | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 12,112.86 miles (19,493.72 km) ENE | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| 14 | 12,093.30 miles (19,462.23 km) NNW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 12,072.11 miles (19,428.13 km) NNW | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.91 miles (22.39 km) ESE | Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) | Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 2 | 20.04 miles (32.25 km) SW | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 39.33 miles (63.30 km) WNW | Bowen Airport (ZBO) | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 67.65 miles (108.87 km) SSE | Mackay Airport (MKY) | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 130.58 miles (210.15 km) SSW | Moranbah Airport (MOV) | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 147.47 miles (237.32 km) WNW | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 161.78 miles (260.36 km) W | Charters Towers Airport (CXT) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 164.00 miles (263.94 km) S | Dysart Airport (DYA) | Dysart, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 174.61 miles (281.00 km) S | Middlemount Airport (MMM) | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 187.30 miles (301.43 km) SSW | Clermont Airport (CMQ) | Clermont, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 229.86 miles (369.92 km) S | Blackwater Airport (BLT) | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 230.35 miles (370.72 km) S | Emerald Airport (EMD) | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 234.89 miles (378.02 km) NW | Dunk Island Airport (DKI) | Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 241.22 miles (388.20 km) SSE | Rockhampton Airport (ROK) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 271.25 miles (436.54 km) SSW | Alpha Airport (ABH) | Alpha, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,981.65 miles (19,282.55 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,966.90 miles (19,258.81 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,914.28 miles (19,174.13 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,856.20 miles (19,080.66 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,856.11 miles (19,080.51 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,841.03 miles (19,056.24 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,818.49 miles (19,019.98 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,806.68 miles (19,000.96 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,800.96 miles (18,991.76 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,519.53 miles (18,538.84 km) W | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 11 | 11,516.65 miles (18,534.20 km) W | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 11,453.63 miles (18,432.78 km) WNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,428.02 miles (18,391.57 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 14 | 11,427.71 miles (18,391.06 km) W | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 11,423.93 miles (18,385.00 km) WNW | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |