Nonstop flight route between Niuafo'ou, Tonga and Golmud, Qinghai, China:
Departure Airport:
(15°34'15"S by 175°37'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E)
Distance from NFO to GOQ:
6,829.10 miles (10,990.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mata'aho Airport (NFO), Niuafo'ou, Tonga and Golmud Airport (GOQ), Golmud, Qinghai, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,829 miles (or 10,990 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 Mata'aho Airport and Golmud 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 Mata'aho Airport and Golmud Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NFO / NFTO |
| Airport Name: | Mata'aho Airport |
| Location: | Niuafo'ou, Tonga |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°34'15"S by 175°37'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from NFO |
| More Information: | NFO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOQ / ZLGM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Golmud, Qinghai, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E |
| Area Served: | Golmud |
| Elevation: | 9333 feet (2,845 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GOQ |
| More Information: | GOQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Mata'aho Airport (NFO):
- The closest airport to Mata'aho Airport (NFO) is Wallis Island (WLS), which is located 164 miles (263 kilometers) NNW of NFO.
- The furthest airport from Mata'aho Airport (NFO) is Tahoua Airport (THZ), which is nearly antipodal to Mata'aho Airport (meaning Mata'aho Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tahoua Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in Tahoua, Niger.
Facts about Golmud Airport (GOQ):
- The closest airport to Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Dunhuang Airport (DNH), which is located 260 miles (418 kilometers) N of GOQ.
- Because of Golmud Airport's high elevation of 9,333 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GOQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GOQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Golmud Airport (GOQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Golmud Airport", other names for GOQ include "格尔木机场" and "Gé'ěrmù Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 11,763 miles (18,930 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 163.69 miles (263.43 km) NNW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands |     |
| 2 | 184.40 miles (296.77 km) WNW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 246.40 miles (396.54 km) NE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 4 | 258.42 miles (415.89 km) ENE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 5 | 270.34 miles (435.06 km) ENE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 6 | 285.85 miles (460.04 km) ENE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 7 | 287.85 miles (463.24 km) WSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 8 | 302.72 miles (487.18 km) SSE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 9 | 339.68 miles (546.66 km) W | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 10 | 341.03 miles (548.83 km) ENE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 349.97 miles (563.23 km) WSW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 357.73 miles (575.71 km) SW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 13 | 393.03 miles (632.51 km) S | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 14 | 399.73 miles (643.30 km) WSW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 409.39 miles (658.85 km) ENE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,360.39 miles (19,892.07 km) NW | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 2 | 12,230.72 miles (19,683.39 km) NE | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 3 | 12,204.15 miles (19,640.62 km) NW | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 4 | 12,177.41 miles (19,597.59 km) WNW | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 5 | 12,148.33 miles (19,550.79 km) NE | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 12,146.55 miles (19,547.93 km) NNW | In Guezzam Airport (INF) | In Guezzam, Algeria | |
| 7 | 12,143.21 miles (19,542.55 km) E | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 12,143.11 miles (19,542.39 km) E | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 9 | 12,139.82 miles (19,537.10 km) ENE | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 12,139.49 miles (19,536.57 km) NW | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 11 | 12,138.66 miles (19,535.22 km) NE | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 12,121.89 miles (19,508.25 km) ENE | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 12,121.15 miles (19,507.05 km) ENE | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 12,116.27 miles (19,499.20 km) NNE | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 15 | 12,104.44 miles (19,480.17 km) WNW | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 259.83 miles (418.15 km) N | Dunhuang Airport (DNH) | Dunhuang, Gansu, China | |
| 2 | 277.39 miles (446.42 km) SSE | Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) | Yushu County, Qinghai, China | |
| 3 | 307.13 miles (494.28 km) NE | Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China | |
| 4 | 362.45 miles (583.31 km) ENE | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China | |
| 5 | 403.23 miles (648.94 km) E | Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) | Xining, Qinghai, China | |
| 6 | 421.64 miles (678.57 km) ENE | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 7 | 425.54 miles (684.84 km) SSE | Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 8 | 440.09 miles (708.26 km) ENE | Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) | Jinchang, Gansu, China | |
| 9 | 449.03 miles (722.64 km) N | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| 10 | 454.78 miles (731.90 km) ESE | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 11 | 490.80 miles (789.87 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 12 | 490.80 miles (789.87 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 13 | 491.07 miles (790.30 km) S | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 14 | 510.78 miles (822.01 km) NE | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 522.65 miles (841.12 km) WNW | Qiemo Airport (IQM) | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,762.64 miles (18,930.09 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,740.26 miles (18,894.08 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,729.67 miles (18,877.02 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,719.13 miles (18,860.07 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,718.99 miles (18,859.84 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,717.47 miles (18,857.40 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,706.14 miles (18,839.16 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,705.01 miles (18,837.35 km) W | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,699.18 miles (18,827.95 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,699.08 miles (18,827.80 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,696.61 miles (18,823.83 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,685.32 miles (18,805.66 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,661.11 miles (18,766.68 km) W | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 14 | 11,648.68 miles (18,746.69 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,633.98 miles (18,723.03 km) SW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |