Nonstop flight route between Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States and Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia:
Departure Airport:
(31°28'1"N by 89°20'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(20°46'16"S by 138°33'53"W)
Distance from PIB to ZTA:
4,863.19 miles (7,826.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB), Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States and Tureira Airport (ZTA), Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,863 miles (or 7,827 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIB / KPIB |
| Airport Name: | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport |
| Location: | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°28'1"N by 89°20'12"W |
| Area Served: | Hattiesburg / Laurel, Mississippi |
| Operator/Owner: | Regional Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 298 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIB |
| More Information: | PIB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZTA / NTGY |
| Airport Name: | Tureira Airport |
| Location: | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°46'16"S by 138°33'53"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZTA |
| More Information: | ZTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB):
- Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) is Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SSE of PIB.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 12,576 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 12,972 in 2009, and 13,766 in 2010.
- Because of Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 298 feet, planes can take off or land at Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional 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 Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,048 miles (17,780 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Tureira Airport (ZTA):
- The village of Hakamaru, population 261, is the only settlement on Tureia, at the northern tip of the atoll.
- Because of Tureira Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tureira 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 closest airport to Tureira Airport (ZTA) is Nukutavake Airport (NUK), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) N of ZTA.
- Tureia is an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia.
- Administratively Tureia Atoll is the capital of the commune of Tureia, which includes the atolls of Fangataufa, Moruroa, Tematangi and Vanavana.
- The furthest airport from Tureira Airport (ZTA) is Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT), which is nearly antipodal to Tureira Airport (meaning Tureira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Al-Baha Domestic Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,958 kilometers) away in Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.
- Tureia atoll is 15 km long and has a maximum width of 8 km.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.83 miles (23.86 km) SSE | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States |     |
| 2 | 17.19 miles (27.67 km) NE | Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) | Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 3 | 68.93 miles (110.94 km) NNE | Key Field Air National Guard Base (MEI) | Meridian, Mississippi, United States | |
| 4 | 69.90 miles (112.49 km) WSW | McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) | McComb, Mississippi, United States | |
| 5 | 72.65 miles (116.93 km) NW | Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 74.93 miles (120.58 km) SSE | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 7 | 76.95 miles (123.84 km) SSE | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 8 | 79.31 miles (127.64 km) NW | Hawkins Field (HKS) | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 84.06 miles (135.28 km) SE | Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 10 | 84.30 miles (135.67 km) SE | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 11 | 94.94 miles (152.80 km) SE | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 106.65 miles (171.64 km) SSW | Lakefront Airport (NEW) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 115.60 miles (186.04 km) SSW | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 14 | 115.87 miles (186.48 km) W | Natchez–Adams County Airport (HEZ) | Natchez, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 117.04 miles (188.35 km) E | Monroe County Airport (MVC) | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,048.07 miles (17,780.11 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,009.19 miles (17,717.54 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,998.54 miles (17,700.39 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,998.03 miles (17,699.56 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,991.85 miles (17,689.63 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,991.19 miles (17,688.56 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,991.10 miles (17,688.42 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,977.75 miles (17,666.93 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,975.47 miles (17,663.26 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,966.73 miles (17,649.20 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,958.40 miles (17,635.79 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,952.39 miles (17,626.13 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,949.60 miles (17,621.62 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,938.09 miles (17,603.10 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,919.84 miles (17,573.74 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 103.56 miles (166.67 km) N | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 198.53 miles (319.51 km) NNE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 242.44 miles (390.17 km) NW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 284.87 miles (458.45 km) SE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 374.47 miles (602.65 km) NNW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 415.06 miles (667.97 km) NW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 440.97 miles (709.67 km) NW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 511.52 miles (823.20 km) WNW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 567.62 miles (913.49 km) NW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 627.89 miles (1,010.49 km) WNW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 652.35 miles (1,049.85 km) NW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 659.93 miles (1,062.06 km) NW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 669.59 miles (1,077.59 km) NW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 754.15 miles (1,213.68 km) WNW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 760.79 miles (1,224.37 km) N | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,401.54 miles (19,958.29 km) NNW | Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT) | Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia | |
| 2 | 12,361.05 miles (19,893.13 km) NE | Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF) | Ta'if, Saudi Arabia | |
| 3 | 12,342.70 miles (19,863.60 km) NW | Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH) | Bisha, Saudi Arabia | |
| 4 | 12,277.20 miles (19,758.19 km) ENE | King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 5 | 12,244.69 miles (19,705.86 km) NNW | Abha Regional Airport (AHB) | Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia | |
| 6 | 12,153.16 miles (19,558.57 km) NNE | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) | Medina, Saudi Arabia | |
| 7 | 12,148.99 miles (19,551.86 km) ENE | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 8 | 12,144.28 miles (19,544.28 km) NW | Najran Domestic Airport (EAM) | Najran (Nejran), Saudi Arabia | |
| 9 | 12,130.32 miles (19,521.81 km) NNW | Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD) | Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia | |
| 10 | 12,119.55 miles (19,504.48 km) NE | Yanbu International Airport (YNB) | Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 11 | 12,060.01 miles (19,408.66 km) NNE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 12 | 12,027.85 miles (19,356.90 km) NNW | El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) | Sana'a, Yemen | |
| 13 | 12,026.93 miles (19,355.42 km) NNW | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 14 | 12,023.51 miles (19,349.91 km) NNE | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 15 | 12,008.81 miles (19,326.25 km) NNW | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |