Nonstop flight route between Multan, Pakistan and Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga:
Departure Airport:
(30°12'11"N by 71°25'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(21°14'27"S by 175°8'57"W)
Distance from MUX to TBU:
8,303.00 miles (13,362.35 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX), Multan, Pakistan and Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,303 miles (or 13,362 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUX / OPMT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Multan, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'11"N by 71°25'9"E |
| Area Served: | Multan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Pakistan |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 400 feet (122 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUX |
| More Information: | MUX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TBU / NFTF |
| Airport Name: | Fuaʻamotu International Airport |
| Location: | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°14'27"S by 175°8'57"W |
| Area Served: | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TBU |
| More Information: | TBU Maps & Info |
Facts about Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX):
- During June 2010, the Prime Minister of Pakistan performed the ground-breaking of a new passenger terminal at Multan airport.
- The Rs 4.5 billion project's first phase, i.e., upgrading of the runway from 9,000 feet to 10,500 feet besides apron, was completed in 2012.
- The closest airport to Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX) is Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport (DEA), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) WSW of MUX.
- The MBQ Airport mainly caters to the population of Multan and the surrounding towns.
- The furthest airport from Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (meaning Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport", another name for MUX is "Multan Airport".
- Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport traces its origins to the British Empire, when the Royal Air Force used the open space to fly in and out of the Multan region during 1919.
- Because of Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport's relatively low elevation of 400 feet, planes can take off or land at Muhammad Bin Qasim 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 Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU):
- The closest airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) is Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) NNE of TBU.
- It is the strength of the runway rather than the length that restricts operations from Fuaʻamotu.
- Because of Fuaʻamotu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Fuaʻamotu 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.
- Fuaʻamotu was originally built in 1942 by a civilian contractor for the US Army.
- The furthest airport from Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) is Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR), which is nearly antipodal to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (meaning Fuaʻamotu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport), and is located 12,322 miles (19,830 kilometers) away in Tamanrasset, Algeria.
- Some short-haul international flights such as to Fiji or American Samoa also operate from Vavaʻu Island's Lupepauʻu Airport from time to time.
- Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.26 miles (93.76 km) WSW | Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport (DEA) | Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan |     |
| 2 | 61.75 miles (99.37 km) SSE | Bahawalpur Airport (BHV) | Bahawalpur, Pakistan | |
| 3 | 121.86 miles (196.11 km) NNW | Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK) | Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan | |
| 4 | 123.24 miles (198.33 km) NE | فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ (LYP) | Faisalabad, Pakistan | |
| 5 | 140.86 miles (226.70 km) NW | Zhob Airport (PZH) | Zhob, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 163.29 miles (262.78 km) N | PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) | Mianwali, Pakistan | |
| 7 | 182.63 miles (293.91 km) SE | Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) | Bikaner, India | |
| 8 | 198.41 miles (319.31 km) NNW | Bannu Airport (BNP) | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 199.03 miles (320.31 km) ENE | Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) | Lahore, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 222.78 miles (358.52 km) SW | Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG) | Jacobabad, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 225.62 miles (363.11 km) ENE | Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ) | Amritsar, India | |
| 12 | 232.14 miles (373.59 km) S | Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) | Jaisalmer, India | |
| 13 | 232.82 miles (374.68 km) NNW | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| 14 | 233.70 miles (376.10 km) SW | Sukkur Airport (SKZ) | Sukkur, Pakistan | |
| 15 | 236.93 miles (381.30 km) NE | Sialkot International Airport (SKT) | Sialkot, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,220.76 miles (19,667.35 km) SSE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,744.06 miles (17,290.84 km) E | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,473.14 miles (16,854.85 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,463.62 miles (16,839.52 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,405.70 miles (16,746.31 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,352.95 miles (16,661.41 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,350.23 miles (16,657.03 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,340.81 miles (16,641.87 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,340.01 miles (16,640.60 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,338.46 miles (16,638.09 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,328.10 miles (16,621.42 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,322.67 miles (16,612.68 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,321.02 miles (16,610.03 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,320.56 miles (16,609.30 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,308.37 miles (16,589.68 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 113.90 miles (183.31 km) NNE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 2 | 364.62 miles (586.80 km) NW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 3 | 367.99 miles (592.23 km) WNW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 4 | 370.23 miles (595.82 km) ENE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 5 | 393.03 miles (632.51 km) N | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 6 | 444.62 miles (715.54 km) NW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 459.57 miles (739.60 km) WNW | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 465.13 miles (748.55 km) WNW | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 9 | 465.70 miles (749.47 km) WNW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 488.42 miles (786.03 km) NW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 11 | 515.76 miles (830.04 km) NNW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 539.09 miles (867.58 km) WNW | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 13 | 551.98 miles (888.32 km) NNE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 14 | 552.24 miles (888.74 km) NNE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 15 | 555.29 miles (893.65 km) N | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,321.72 miles (19,829.83 km) NNW | Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR) | Tamanrasset, Algeria | |
| 2 | 12,306.90 miles (19,805.99 km) NNW | In Guezzam Airport (INF) | In Guezzam, Algeria | |
| 3 | 12,201.76 miles (19,636.78 km) NW | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 4 | 12,184.07 miles (19,608.31 km) E | Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) | Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria | |
| 5 | 12,076.93 miles (19,435.89 km) NW | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 6 | 12,075.73 miles (19,433.96 km) NW | Djanet Tiska Airport (DJG) | Djanet, Algeria | |
| 7 | 12,005.93 miles (19,321.62 km) NW | Ghat Airport (GHT) | Ghat, Libya | |
| 8 | 11,996.67 miles (19,306.72 km) N | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 9 | 11,996.25 miles (19,306.04 km) NNE | In Salah Airport (INZ) | In Salah, Algeria | |
| 10 | 11,968.40 miles (19,261.22 km) NE | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 11 | 11,890.59 miles (19,136.01 km) NE | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 11,882.02 miles (19,122.21 km) NE | Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR) | Adrar, Algeria | |
| 13 | 11,881.53 miles (19,121.43 km) NNW | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 14 | 11,878.41 miles (19,116.40 km) NNW | In Amenas Airport (IAM) | In Amenas, Algeria | |
| 15 | 11,872.34 miles (19,106.64 km) NNE | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |