Nonstop flight route between Merauke, Papua, Indonesia and La Pedrera, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(8°31'13"S by 140°25'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°19'42"S by 69°34'45"W)
Distance from MKQ to LPD:
10,261.73 miles (16,514.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mopah Airport (MKQ), Merauke, Papua, Indonesia and La Pedrera Airport (LPD), La Pedrera, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,262 miles (or 16,515 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 La Pedrera 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 La Pedrera 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | LPD / SKLP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | La Pedrera, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°19'42"S by 69°34'45"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LPD |
| More Information: | LPD 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.
- Mopah Airport (MKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mopah Airport", another name for MKQ is "Bandara Mopah".
- 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.
Facts about La Pedrera Airport (LPD):
- La Pedrera Airport (LPD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from La Pedrera Airport (LPD) is Sematan Airport (BSE), which is nearly antipodal to La Pedrera Airport (meaning La Pedrera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sematan Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,924 kilometers) away in Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
- The closest airport to La Pedrera Airport (LPD) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is located 111 miles (179 kilometers) S of LPD.
- In addition to being known as "La Pedrera Airport", another name for LPD is "Aeropuerto de La Pedrera".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 61.75 miles (99.37 km) ESE | Bensbach Airport (BSP) | Bensbach, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 89.26 miles (143.65 km) NE | Obo Airport (OBX) | Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 99.71 miles (160.47 km) NNE | Bosset Airport (BOT) | Boset, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 99.95 miles (160.86 km) NE | Aiambak Airport (AIH) | Aiambak, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 109.61 miles (176.39 km) NNW | Bade Airport (BXD) | Bade, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 127.73 miles (205.56 km) NE | Lake Murray Airport (LMY) | Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 132.29 miles (212.91 km) ESE | Boigu Island Airport (GIC) | Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 163.28 miles (262.78 km) ENE | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 164.38 miles (264.55 km) SE | Badu Island Airport (BDD) | Badu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 170.33 miles (274.12 km) SE | Kubin Airport (KUG) | Kubin, Moa Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 175.85 miles (283.00 km) NNE | Atkamba Airport (ABP) | Atkamba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 178.74 miles (287.65 km) ENE | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 186.18 miles (299.63 km) ESE | Yam Island Airport (XMY) | Yam Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 191.42 miles (308.05 km) SE | Horn Island Airport (HID) | Horn Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 194.44 miles (312.92 km) ESE | Daru Airport (DAU) | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,634.45 miles (18,723.78 km) N | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,626.61 miles (18,711.17 km) NNE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,605.07 miles (18,676.50 km) NNE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,584.15 miles (18,642.83 km) N | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,523.41 miles (18,545.09 km) ENE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 6 | 11,518.19 miles (18,536.68 km) NE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,476.84 miles (18,470.14 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,472.22 miles (18,462.70 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,453.01 miles (18,431.78 km) NE | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,449.88 miles (18,426.76 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,441.64 miles (18,413.49 km) ENE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 12 | 11,423.31 miles (18,383.99 km) E | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,396.16 miles (18,340.29 km) NNW | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,388.68 miles (18,328.26 km) ENE | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 15 | 11,378.54 miles (18,311.95 km) ENE | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 111.18 miles (178.93 km) S | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 184.05 miles (296.21 km) NNW | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 3 | 199.52 miles (321.09 km) S | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 4 | 201.08 miles (323.61 km) WNW | Araracuara Airport (ACR) | Araracuara, Colombia | |
| 5 | 203.83 miles (328.04 km) S | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 222.79 miles (358.55 km) W | La Chorrera Airport (LCR) | La Chorrera, Colombia | |
| 7 | 307.31 miles (494.56 km) SE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 308.29 miles (496.15 km) WSW | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru | |
| 9 | 342.92 miles (551.87 km) NW | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 10 | 363.84 miles (585.54 km) ESE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 367.28 miles (591.07 km) WNW | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 12 | 367.40 miles (591.28 km) S | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 13 | 376.24 miles (605.50 km) NNE | Obando Airport (PDA) | Puerto Inírida, Colombia | |
| 14 | 378.48 miles (609.10 km) NW | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 15 | 460.01 miles (740.31 km) WNW | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,380.35 miles (19,924.19 km) NE | Sematan Airport (BSE) | Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 12,356.71 miles (19,886.16 km) N | Kuching International Airport (KCH) | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,312.79 miles (19,815.46 km) NE | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,311.05 miles (19,812.66 km) WNW | Sibu Airport (SBW) | Sibu, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,278.87 miles (19,760.88 km) NW | Mukah Airport (MKM) | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,257.08 miles (19,725.81 km) WNW | Kapit Airport (KPI) | Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,218.65 miles (19,663.96 km) NW | Bintulu Airport (BTU) | Bintulu, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,217.22 miles (19,661.65 km) S | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,209.95 miles (19,649.96 km) NE | Ranai Airport (NTX) | Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,189.11 miles (19,616.42 km) WNW | Belaga Airport (BLG) | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,150.64 miles (19,554.52 km) W | Datadawai Airport (DTD) | Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,121.49 miles (19,507.59 km) W | Long Apung Airport (LPU) | Long Apung, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,118.86 miles (19,503.37 km) SSW | H. Asan Airport (SMQ) | Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,117.36 miles (19,500.96 km) ENE | Matak Airport (MWK) | Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,115.12 miles (19,497.35 km) NW | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |