Nonstop flight route between Moultrie, Georgia, United States and Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Spence Airport (MUL), Moultrie, Georgia, United States and Momote Airport (MAS), Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,550 miles (or 13,759 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 Spence Airport and Momote 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 Spence Airport and Momote Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Spence Airport (MUL):

• Because of Spence Airport's relatively low elevation of 292 feet, planes can take off or land at Spence 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 Spence Airport (MUL) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,331 miles (18,236 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
• Today, three of Spence's wartime hangars are still in existence.
• Spence Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Moultrie, a city in Colquitt County, Georgia, United States.
• Spence Airport covers an area of 100 acres at an elevation of 292 feet above mean sea level.
• Given this reduced use by high-performance fixed-wing military aircraft, the portion of the main runway that continues to be maintained has been reduced from 8,000 to 4,500 ft.
• The closest airport to Spence Airport (MUL) is Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) WSW of MUL.
• The airport was used for many years by the military, finally being closed as Spence Air Base.
• Spence Airport (MUL) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Momote Airport (MAS):

• Momote Airport (MAS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Momote Airport (MAS) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is nearly antipodal to Momote Airport (meaning Momote Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Governador Carlos Wilson Airport), and is located 12,028 miles (19,357 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
• After liberating the airfield on 2 March 1944, the 40th Naval Construction Battalion repaired the airfield and the airfield became operational on 18 May 1944, although fighters were landing at the airfield only two days after occupation.
• Because of Momote Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Momote 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.
• Occupied on 2 March 1944 by the US Army's 1st Cavalry Division as part of the Battle of Los Negros, which was part of the Admiralty Islands campaign.
• The closest airport to Momote Airport (MAS) is Emirau Airport (EMI), which is located 179 miles (287 kilometers) E of MAS.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 12 feet above mean sea level.
• Built by the Imperial Japanese at Momote during World War II.