Nonstop flight route between Mauke Island, Cook Islands and Saga, Kyūshū, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(20°8'12"S by 157°20'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°8'58"N by 130°18'7"E)
Distance from MUK to HSG:
6,020.20 miles (9,688.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK), Mauke Island, Cook Islands and Saga Airport (HSG), Saga, Kyūshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,020 miles (or 9,689 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUK / NCMK |
| Airport Name: | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) |
| Location: | Mauke Island, Cook Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°8'12"S by 157°20'40"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUK |
| More Information: | MUK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSG / RJFS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°8'58"N by 130°18'7"E |
| Area Served: | Fukuoka–Kitakyushu metropolitan area |
| Operator/Owner: | Saga Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HSG |
| More Information: | HSG Maps & Info |
Facts about Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK):
- The closest airport to Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) is Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of MUK.
- Because of Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke 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 Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) is Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT), which is nearly antipodal to Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (meaning Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Faya-Largeau Airport), and is located 12,159 miles (19,568 kilometers) away in Faya-Largeau, Chad.
Facts about Saga Airport (HSG):
- The closest airport to Saga Airport (HSG) is Nagasaki Airport (NGS), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SW of HSG.
- Saga Airport (HSG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Saga was a candidate destination to receive an additional pair of Haneda Airport slots in November 2013, but its bid was rejected by the government due to its existing four-daily service and its proximity to Fukuoka Airport.
- Because of Saga Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Saga 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.
- Due to the slump in mainline service to the airport, Saga Prefecture began several programs aimed at promoting usage of the airport, including ground transportation subsidies for local companies that used the airport for business travel.
- ANA currently operates a 767 freighter on an overnight Kansai-Haneda-Saga-Kansai route on weeknights only.
- The furthest airport from Saga Airport (HSG) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Saga Airport (meaning Saga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,275 miles (19,755 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Saga Airport", other names for HSG include "佐賀空港" and "Saga-kūkō".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.90 miles (49.73 km) NW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands |     |
| 2 | 126.83 miles (204.12 km) SSW | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 175.31 miles (282.13 km) WSW | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 416.24 miles (669.87 km) ESE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 421.51 miles (678.35 km) NE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 446.80 miles (719.05 km) NE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 478.06 miles (769.36 km) ENE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 528.48 miles (850.50 km) ENE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 536.08 miles (862.74 km) ENE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 675.06 miles (1,086.41 km) ENE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 716.64 miles (1,153.31 km) NNW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 782.30 miles (1,258.99 km) ENE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 784.67 miles (1,262.80 km) ENE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 797.56 miles (1,283.54 km) ENE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 817.47 miles (1,315.59 km) ENE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,159.11 miles (19,568.14 km) ENE | Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) | Faya-Largeau, Chad | |
| 2 | 12,154.37 miles (19,560.51 km) N | Kufra Airport (AKF) | Kufra, Libya | |
| 3 | 12,011.60 miles (19,330.75 km) WNW | Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) | Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt | |
| 4 | 11,986.06 miles (19,289.65 km) NNE | Abéché Airport (AEH) | Abéché, Chad | |
| 5 | 11,976.93 miles (19,274.95 km) N | Geneina Airport (EGN) | Geneina, Sudan | |
| 6 | 11,952.89 miles (19,236.27 km) NNW | El Fashir Airport (ELF) | El Fasher, Sudan | |
| 7 | 11,926.40 miles (19,193.63 km) W | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| 8 | 11,924.38 miles (19,190.37 km) NNE | Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) | Oum Hadjer, Chad | |
| 9 | 11,880.45 miles (19,119.68 km) NNE | Ati Airport (ATV) | Ati, Chad | |
| 10 | 11,876.44 miles (19,113.24 km) WNW | Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD) | Al Dabbah, Sudan | |
| 11 | 11,875.43 miles (19,111.61 km) WNW | El Debba Airport (EDB) | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan | |
| 12 | 11,857.84 miles (19,083.30 km) NNW | Nyala Airport (UYL) | Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan | |
| 13 | 11,853.76 miles (19,076.73 km) WNW | Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) | Wadi Halfa, Sudan | |
| 14 | 11,839.81 miles (19,054.28 km) WNW | Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) | Abu Simbel, Egypt | |
| 15 | 11,827.15 miles (19,033.90 km) W | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.67 miles (44.52 km) SW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 2 | 31.25 miles (50.29 km) NNE | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 3 | 38.64 miles (62.19 km) SE | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 51.01 miles (82.09 km) NW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 60.26 miles (96.97 km) NE | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 6 | 77.90 miles (125.37 km) NE | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 85.93 miles (138.29 km) ENE | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 8 | 91.54 miles (147.33 km) WSW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 9 | 96.12 miles (154.68 km) SSE | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 10 | 110.41 miles (177.69 km) SE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 135.67 miles (218.34 km) NE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 12 | 145.86 miles (234.74 km) ENE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 13 | 160.45 miles (258.23 km) NNW | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 14 | 174.59 miles (280.97 km) ENE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 15 | 185.04 miles (297.79 km) NW | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,275.45 miles (19,755.38 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,254.07 miles (19,720.96 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,202.14 miles (19,637.40 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,168.08 miles (19,582.57 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,167.91 miles (19,582.31 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,151.87 miles (19,556.49 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,135.51 miles (19,530.16 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 12,130.60 miles (19,522.26 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,106.06 miles (19,482.77 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 12,102.33 miles (19,476.76 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,066.65 miles (19,419.34 km) ESE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,064.32 miles (19,415.59 km) S | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,063.67 miles (19,414.54 km) SSE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,061.07 miles (19,410.36 km) ESE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,055.80 miles (19,401.87 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |