Nonstop flight route between Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia and Carajás, Pará, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Melangguane Airport (MNA), Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia and Carajás Airport (CKS), Carajás, Pará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,165 miles (or 19,578 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 Melangguane Airport and Carajás 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 Melangguane Airport and Carajás Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between MNA and CKS makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Melangguane Airport and Carajás Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between MNA and CKS are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia and Carajás, Pará, Brazil by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between MNA and CKS!

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Facts about Melangguane Airport (MNA):

• In addition to being known as "Melangguane Airport", another name for MNA is "Bandara Melonguane".
• Because of Melangguane Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Melangguane 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 Melangguane Airport (MNA) is Naha Airport (NAH), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) WSW of MNA.
• Melangguane Airport (MNA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Melangguane Airport (MNA) is Altamira Airport (ATM), which is nearly antipodal to Melangguane Airport (meaning Melangguane Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Altamira Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,869 kilometers) away in Altamira, Pará, Brazil.

Facts about Carajás Airport (CKS):

• The airport is located 18 km from downtown Parauapebas.
• Carajás Airport handled 144,428 passengers last year.
• It is operated by Infraero.
• The furthest airport from Carajás Airport (CKS) is Mati Airport (MXI), which is nearly antipodal to Carajás Airport (meaning Carajás Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mati Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
• Carajás Airport (CKS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Carajás Airport (CKS) is Xinguara Airport (XIG), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) S of CKS.
• In addition to being known as "Carajás Airport", another name for CKS is "Aeroporto de Carajás".