Nonstop flight route between Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands and Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(8°19'40"S by 157°15'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(2°53'35"S by 41°43'46"W)
Distance from MUA to PHB:
10,915.71 miles (17,567.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Munda Airport (MUA), Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands and Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,916 miles (or 17,567 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 Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International 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 Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International 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: | PHB / SBPB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°53'35"S by 41°43'46"W |
| Area Served: | Parnaíba |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PHB |
| More Information: | PHB Maps & Info |
Facts about Munda Airport (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.
- Opened on 1 December 1942, it was used by the Japanese Navy and Japanese Army Air Force as a forward operating base.
- Construction began in mid-November with a great emphasis on keeping the forward airfield secret.
- The closest airport to Munda Airport (MUA) is Nusatupe Airport (GZO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of MUA.
- Munda Airport (MUA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB):
- Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport handled 2,922 passengers last year.
- The architecture of the terminal is inspired on Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro and it was opened on October 19, 1971.
- Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) is Barreirinhas Airport (BRB), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) W of PHB.
- In addition to being known as "Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport", another name for PHB is "Aeroporto Internacional de Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho".
- Because of Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International 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 Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) is Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), which is nearly antipodal to Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (meaning Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Frans Kaisiepo Airport), and is located 12,118 miles (19,501 kilometers) away in Biak, Indonesia.
| 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 | 74.86 miles (120.47 km) W | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 2 | 167.69 miles (269.87 km) SSW | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 3 | 174.26 miles (280.45 km) W | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 4 | 228.83 miles (368.26 km) ESE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 340.49 miles (547.97 km) ESE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 434.74 miles (699.65 km) WSW | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 454.05 miles (730.72 km) S | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 8 | 477.50 miles (768.45 km) WNW | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 492.61 miles (792.78 km) ESE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 10 | 502.58 miles (808.82 km) SE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 538.39 miles (866.45 km) WSW | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 538.92 miles (867.31 km) SW | Araguaína Airport (AUX) | Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 13 | 551.43 miles (887.44 km) ESE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 14 | 574.05 miles (923.84 km) S | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 591.39 miles (951.75 km) SE | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,117.58 miles (19,501.30 km) NNE | Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) | Biak, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,083.10 miles (19,445.81 km) NE | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,067.56 miles (19,420.81 km) NNW | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,045.15 miles (19,384.75 km) NE | Rendani Airport (MKW) | Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,043.43 miles (19,381.98 km) N | Dabra Airport (DRH) | Dabra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,035.20 miles (19,368.73 km) NE | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 7 | 12,028.27 miles (19,357.57 km) NNW | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,012.78 miles (19,332.65 km) NE | Anggi Airport (AGD) | Anggi, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,980.20 miles (19,280.21 km) N | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 10 | 11,979.36 miles (19,278.86 km) S | Bokondini Airport (BUI) | Bokondini, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,963.02 miles (19,252.57 km) S | Apalapsili Airport (AAS) | Apalapsili, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,948.10 miles (19,228.55 km) NE | Ayawasi Airport (AYW) | Ayawasi, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,947.88 miles (19,228.20 km) SSE | Enarotali Airport (EWI) | Enarotali, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,933.42 miles (19,204.93 km) NNW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 15 | 11,933.00 miles (19,204.26 km) NE | Babo Airport (BXB) | Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia | |