Nonstop flight route between Maturín, Venezuela and Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(9°44'57"N by 63°9'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E)
Distance from MUN to KIE:
9,767.83 miles (15,719.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN), Maturín, Venezuela and Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,768 miles (or 15,720 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUN / SVMT |
| Airport Name: | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport |
| Location: | Maturín, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°44'57"N by 63°9'11"W |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 224 feet (68 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUN |
| More Information: | MUN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIE / AYKT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°18'11"S by 155°43'23"E |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIE |
| More Information: | KIE Maps & Info |
Facts about José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN):
- José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) is General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) N of MUN.
- The furthest airport from José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) is Lombok International Airport (LOP), which is nearly antipodal to José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (meaning José Tadeo Monagas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lombok International Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia.
- Because of José Tadeo Monagas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 224 feet, planes can take off or land at José Tadeo Monagas 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.
Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):
- In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
- On 13 February 2012, Papua New Guinea Post-Courier reported that the landowners had announced their intention to reopen the airport.
- The furthest airport from Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,844 miles (19,061 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- The airport was partially destroyed during the Bougainville Crisis of the 1990s and has been closed since then.
- Because of Kieta/Aropa Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kieta/Aropa 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.
- Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 63.36 miles (101.97 km) N | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela |     |
| 2 | 80.73 miles (129.92 km) NE | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 82.25 miles (132.37 km) NW | Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) | Cumaná, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 87.82 miles (141.33 km) SW | San Tomé Airport (SOM) | San Tomé, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 92.42 miles (148.74 km) WSW | Anaco Airport (AAO) | Anaco, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 95.95 miles (154.41 km) SW | El Tigre Airport (ELX) | El Tigre, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 97.62 miles (157.10 km) NW | Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) | Porlamar, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 104.42 miles (168.04 km) SSE | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 104.42 miles (168.04 km) SSE | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 107.41 miles (172.87 km) WNW | General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) | Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 115.41 miles (185.73 km) SSW | Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 136.64 miles (219.91 km) ENE | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 13 | 181.33 miles (291.82 km) NNE | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 14 | 185.03 miles (297.78 km) ENE | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 15 | 196.94 miles (316.94 km) W | Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) | Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,358.05 miles (19,888.30 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,339.95 miles (19,859.18 km) SSE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,303.02 miles (19,799.74 km) ESE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,285.98 miles (19,772.32 km) WSW | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,238.97 miles (19,696.66 km) ESE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,211.66 miles (19,652.71 km) WSW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,201.42 miles (19,636.23 km) W | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,140.50 miles (19,538.20 km) WSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,127.86 miles (19,517.85 km) ESE | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,114.73 miles (19,496.73 km) ESE | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,102.73 miles (19,477.41 km) W | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,090.02 miles (19,456.95 km) W | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,063.58 miles (19,414.41 km) SSW | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,061.29 miles (19,410.71 km) WSW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,061.28 miles (19,410.70 km) WSW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.95 miles (78.77 km) SSE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 54.13 miles (87.12 km) ESE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 77.65 miles (124.96 km) S | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 94.46 miles (152.01 km) NW | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 146.31 miles (235.46 km) ESE | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 146.64 miles (235.99 km) SSE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 161.62 miles (260.11 km) NW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 175.22 miles (282.00 km) SE | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 267.04 miles (429.76 km) WNW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 274.68 miles (442.06 km) W | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 277.53 miles (446.64 km) SW | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 290.16 miles (466.96 km) NW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 292.11 miles (470.10 km) ESE | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 293.20 miles (471.87 km) W | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 307.28 miles (494.52 km) SE | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,843.84 miles (19,060.76 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,838.79 miles (19,052.64 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,832.78 miles (19,042.97 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,820.93 miles (19,023.90 km) N | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,772.48 miles (18,945.93 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 6 | 11,765.37 miles (18,934.49 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 7 | 11,750.86 miles (18,911.14 km) N | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,741.64 miles (18,896.30 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 9 | 11,733.20 miles (18,882.71 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 10 | 11,726.21 miles (18,871.46 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,725.95 miles (18,871.04 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 12 | 11,709.95 miles (18,845.29 km) N | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,707.35 miles (18,841.11 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,693.92 miles (18,819.49 km) NW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 15 | 11,682.02 miles (18,800.34 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |