Nonstop flight route between Merauke, Papua, Indonesia and Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mopah Airport (MKQ), Merauke, Papua, Indonesia and Comandante Espora Airport (BHI), Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,864 miles (or 14,265 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 Mopah Airport and Comandante Espora 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 Mopah Airport and Comandante Espora Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKQ / WAKK |
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Location: | Merauke, Papua, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°31'13"S by 140°25'5"E |
Area Served: | Merauke |
Operator/Owner: | Rajawali Corpora |
Airport Type: | Public/Private |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKQ |
More Information: | MKQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHI / SAZB |
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Location: | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°43'28"S by 62°10'9"W |
Area Served: | Bahía Blanca |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 246 feet (75 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHI |
More Information: | BHI Maps & Info |
Facts about Mopah Airport (MKQ):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Mopah Airport (MKQ) is Bensbach Airport (BSP), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) ESE of MKQ.
- In addition to being known as "Mopah Airport", another name for MKQ is "Bandara Mopah".
- Mopah Airport (MKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Comandante Espora Airport (BHI):
- The furthest airport from Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) is Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN), which is nearly antipodal to Comandante Espora Airport (meaning Comandante Espora Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tianjin Binhai International Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Tianjin, China.
- In addition to being known as "Comandante Espora Airport", another name for BHI is "Aeropuerto de Bahía Blanca - Comandante Espora".
- Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) has 3 runways.
- Because of Comandante Espora Airport's relatively low elevation of 246 feet, planes can take off or land at Comandante Espora 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 Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) is Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) N of BHI.