Nonstop flight route between Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands and Astrakhan, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(8°19'40"S by 157°15'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°16'59"N by 48°0'22"E)
Distance from MUA to ASF:
7,550.61 miles (12,151.49 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Munda Airport (MUA), Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands and Narimanovo Airport (ASF), Astrakhan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,551 miles (or 12,151 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 Munda Airport and Narimanovo 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 Munda Airport and Narimanovo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUA / AGGM |
| Airport Name: | Munda Airport |
| Location: | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°19'40"S by 157°15'47"E |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUA |
| More Information: | MUA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASF / URWA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Astrakhan, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°16'59"N by 48°0'22"E |
| Area Served: | Astrakhan |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Aeroport Astrakhan" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | -65 feet (-20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASF |
| More Information: | ASF Maps & Info |
Facts about Munda Airport (MUA):
- Munda Airport (MUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Munda Airport (MUA) is Praia International Airport (RAI), which is located 11,978 miles (19,277 kilometers) away in Praia, Cape Verde.
- Because of Munda Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Munda 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.
- Once seized, the Americans improved and expanded the airbase for their own operations.
- The closest airport to Munda Airport (MUA) is Nusatupe Airport (GZO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of MUA.
- A Japanese directive in late October 1942 called for an air base to be built at Munda Point, about 150 miles northwest of Guadalcanal and Henderson Field.
Facts about Narimanovo Airport (ASF):
- Because of Narimanovo Airport's relatively low elevation of -65 feet, planes can take off or land at Narimanovo 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 furthest airport from Narimanovo Airport (ASF) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,826 miles (17,422 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Narimanovo Airport (ASF) is Elista International Airport (ESL), which is located 175 miles (282 kilometers) W of ASF.
- In addition to being known as "Narimanovo Airport", another name for ASF is "Аэропорт Нариманово".
- Narimanovo Airport (ASF) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.55 miles (50.77 km) WNW | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands |     |
| 2 | 72.25 miles (116.27 km) NNE | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 126.47 miles (203.53 km) NNW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 131.82 miles (212.14 km) NW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 132.18 miles (212.73 km) WNW | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 143.65 miles (231.17 km) ESE | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 159.00 miles (255.89 km) E | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 175.22 miles (282.00 km) NW | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 201.27 miles (323.91 km) ESE | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 205.17 miles (330.18 km) ESE | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 234.93 miles (378.09 km) E | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 258.63 miles (416.22 km) ESE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 258.83 miles (416.54 km) E | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 268.10 miles (431.47 km) NW | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 268.32 miles (431.81 km) SE | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,978.18 miles (19,276.96 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,968.80 miles (19,261.86 km) NNE | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,963.96 miles (19,254.07 km) N | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,960.20 miles (19,248.03 km) NNE | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,941.57 miles (19,218.05 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 6 | 11,924.32 miles (19,190.28 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 7 | 11,909.91 miles (19,167.09 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 8 | 11,898.09 miles (19,148.08 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 9 | 11,897.11 miles (19,146.50 km) N | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,895.70 miles (19,144.22 km) WNW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 11 | 11,869.12 miles (19,101.45 km) NW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 12 | 11,856.65 miles (19,081.39 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,855.24 miles (19,079.11 km) N | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,832.74 miles (19,042.90 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 15 | 11,831.23 miles (19,040.47 km) NW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 175.45 miles (282.36 km) W | Elista International Airport (ESL) | Elista, Kalmykia, Russia | |
| 2 | 189.81 miles (305.46 km) ENE | Atyrau International Airport (GUW) | Atyrau, Kazakhstan | |
| 3 | 225.14 miles (362.33 km) SE | Aktau International Airport (SCO) | Aktau, Kazakhstan | |
| 4 | 229.73 miles (369.71 km) SSW | Grozny Airport (GRV) | Grozny, Russia | |
| 5 | 240.15 miles (386.48 km) S | Makhachkala International Airport "Uytash" (MCX) | Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia | |
| 6 | 242.73 miles (390.63 km) NW | Volgograd International Airport (VOG) | Volgograd, Russia | |
| 7 | 251.90 miles (405.39 km) SW | Magas Airport (IGT) | Magas, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia | |
| 8 | 270.26 miles (434.94 km) SW | Beslan Airport (OGZ) | Beslan / Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia | |
| 9 | 278.48 miles (448.17 km) WSW | Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) | Mineralnye Vody, Russia | |
| 10 | 286.85 miles (461.65 km) SW | Nalchik Airport (NAL) | Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia | |
| 11 | 295.63 miles (475.78 km) WSW | Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW) | Stavropol, Russia | |
| 12 | 332.92 miles (535.78 km) SSW | Zaqatala International Airport (ZTU) | Zaqatala, Azerbaijan | |
| 13 | 353.00 miles (568.10 km) SSW | Tbilisi Airport (TBS) | Tbilisi, Georgia | |
| 14 | 372.85 miles (600.05 km) NNE | Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) | Oral (Uralsk), Kazakhstan | |
| 15 | 375.58 miles (604.43 km) NNW | Tsentralny Airport (RTW) | Saratov, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,825.79 miles (17,422.38 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 10,635.46 miles (17,116.07 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,630.90 miles (17,108.73 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,532.02 miles (16,949.60 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,481.88 miles (16,868.90 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,464.43 miles (16,840.83 km) SE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,421.77 miles (16,772.17 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,292.84 miles (16,564.67 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,288.12 miles (16,557.08 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,278.32 miles (16,541.31 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,270.36 miles (16,528.51 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,262.09 miles (16,515.20 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,212.81 miles (16,435.88 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 10,210.70 miles (16,432.48 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,204.80 miles (16,423.00 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |