Nonstop flight route between Moses Lake, Washington, United States and Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grant County International Airport (MWH), Moses Lake, Washington, United States and Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE), Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,302 miles (or 10,143 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 Grant County International Airport and Kieta/Aropa 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 Grant County International Airport and Kieta/Aropa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MWH / KMWH |
Airport Name: | Grant County International Airport |
Location: | Moses Lake, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°12'30"N by 119°19'9"W |
Area Served: | Moses Lake, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Moses Lake |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1189 feet (362 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from MWH |
More Information: | MWH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIE / AYKT |
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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 Grant County International Airport (MWH):
- Grant County International Airport is a public use airport located 6 mi northwest of the central business district of Moses Lake, a city in Grant County, Washington, United States.
- Grant County International Airport was an alternate landing site for the NASA Space Shuttle.
- Grant County International Airport (MWH) has 5 runways.
- The closest airport to Grant County International Airport (MWH) is Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NW of MWH.
- The furthest airport from Grant County International Airport (MWH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,730 miles (17,268 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- It is also utilized by the U.S.
Facts about Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE):
- The airport was partially destroyed during the Bougainville Crisis of the 1990s and has been closed since then.
- Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kieta/Aropa Airport", another name for KIE is "AYIQ".
- Nowadays the airfield is disused and overgrown with bush.
- The closest airport to Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KIE.