Nonstop flight route between Moomba, South Australia, Australia and Quoin Hill, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(28°6'0"S by 140°11'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E)
Distance from MOO to UIQ:
3,675.82 miles (5,915.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moomba Airport (MOO), Moomba, South Australia, Australia and Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,676 miles (or 5,916 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 Moomba Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield, 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 Moomba Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOO / YOOM |
| Airport Name: | Moomba Airport |
| Location: | Moomba, South Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°6'0"S by 140°11'48"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Santos |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 143 feet (44 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOO |
| More Information: | MOO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIQ / NVVQ |
| Airport Name: | Quoin Hill Airfield |
| Location: | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from UIQ |
| More Information: | UIQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Moomba Airport (MOO):
- Because of Moomba Airport's relatively low elevation of 143 feet, planes can take off or land at Moomba 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 Moomba Airport (MOO) is Ballera Airport (BBL), which is located 110 miles (176 kilometers) ENE of MOO.
- The furthest airport from Moomba Airport (MOO) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Moomba Airport (MOO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ):
- With Japanese forces establishing bases on Guadalcanal which threatened the sea route between the U.S.
- The base was defended by the 198th Coast Artillery.
- The furthest airport from Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is Wake Island Airfield (AWK), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) NW of UIQ.
- Quoin Hill Airfield was an airfield in North Efate, in Vanuatu.
- On 25 March 1942, the Army sent about 500 men to Efate from Noumea, and the 4th Defense Battalion, 45th Marines, arrived on 8 April.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 109.52 miles (176.25 km) ENE | Ballera Airport (BBL) | Ballera, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 110.50 miles (177.83 km) NNE | Arrabury Airport (AAB) | Arrabury, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 160.91 miles (258.95 km) NNW | Birdsville Airport (BVI) | Birdsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 202.87 miles (326.49 km) SSW | Leigh Creek Airport (LGH) | Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 220.53 miles (354.90 km) E | Thargomindah Airport (XTG) | Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 245.17 miles (394.56 km) SW | Andamooka Airport (ADO) | Andamooka, South Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 258.02 miles (415.23 km) SSW | Wilpena Pound (HWK) | Hawker, South Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 263.35 miles (423.83 km) N | Bedourie Airport (BEU) | Bedourie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 280.15 miles (450.85 km) SSE | Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 316.43 miles (509.24 km) N | Springvale Airport (KSV) | Springvale, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 330.80 miles (532.37 km) E | Cunnamulla Airport (CMA) | Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 338.48 miles (544.72 km) WSW | Coober Pedy Airport (CPD) | Coober Pedy, South Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 358.84 miles (577.50 km) N | Boulia Airport (BQL) | Boulia, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 372.39 miles (599.31 km) ESE | Bourke Airport (BRK) | Bourke, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 378.37 miles (608.93 km) SSW | Port Pirie Airport (PPI) | Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,508.47 miles (18,521.05 km) NNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 11,495.80 miles (18,500.65 km) NNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,474.94 miles (18,467.07 km) NW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,462.72 miles (18,447.41 km) NW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,420.78 miles (18,379.92 km) NW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,399.61 miles (18,345.86 km) NW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,388.96 miles (18,328.70 km) NW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,383.93 miles (18,320.62 km) NW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,235.90 miles (18,082.38 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,217.18 miles (18,052.25 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,167.77 miles (17,972.74 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,107.22 miles (17,875.29 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,097.72 miles (17,860.00 km) W | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,097.51 miles (17,859.67 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,096.16 miles (17,857.49 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 168.82 miles (271.69 km) NW | Wake Island Airfield (AWK) | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 2 | 446.58 miles (718.70 km) SSE | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 453.10 miles (729.20 km) SSW | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 458.02 miles (737.11 km) SSW | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 516.41 miles (831.08 km) SSE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 527.11 miles (848.29 km) SSE | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 534.60 miles (860.36 km) SSW | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 536.33 miles (863.14 km) S | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 571.26 miles (919.35 km) SSE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 577.93 miles (930.09 km) S | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 592.06 miles (952.83 km) SW | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 611.27 miles (983.74 km) S | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 611.47 miles (984.06 km) S | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 613.16 miles (986.78 km) SSW | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 618.86 miles (995.95 km) SSE | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,748.55 miles (18,907.41 km) SSE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 10,899.60 miles (17,541.17 km) S | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 10,887.73 miles (17,522.07 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 10,867.82 miles (17,490.02 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 10,840.92 miles (17,446.73 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 10,813.73 miles (17,402.97 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 10,792.16 miles (17,368.25 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 10,790.27 miles (17,365.21 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 10,789.46 miles (17,363.91 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 10 | 10,777.55 miles (17,344.75 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 10,769.99 miles (17,332.58 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 12 | 10,760.88 miles (17,317.92 km) W | Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) | Lubango, Angola | |
| 13 | 10,759.54 miles (17,315.77 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 10,751.72 miles (17,303.17 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 10,750.87 miles (17,301.81 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |