Nonstop flight route between Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands and Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Munda Airport (MUA), Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands and Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,647 miles (or 10,697 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 Idaho Falls Regional 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 Idaho Falls Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Munda Airport (MUA):

• Opened on 1 December 1942, it was used by the Japanese Navy and Japanese Army Air Force as a forward operating base.
• After the war, the airfield was turned into a commercial airport, used for regional flights by Solomon Airlines.
• Munda airfield was the principal objective of the Central Solomons campaign, also known as Munda or Munda Point Airfield.
• Munda Airport (MUA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Munda Airport (MUA) is Nusatupe Airport (GZO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of MUA.
• 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.

Facts about Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA):

• The furthest airport from Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,774 miles (17,339 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The airport terminal has been expanded twice and partially re-built once.
• The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's control tower and will require pilots to rely on air traffic controllers from other area airports.
• Idaho Falls Regional Airport covers an area of 866 acres at an elevation of 4,744 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Idaho Falls Regional Airport", another name for IDA is "Fanning Field".
• Because of Idaho Falls Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,744 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IDA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IDA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) is Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) N of IDA.
• Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) has 2 runways.