Nonstop flight route between Point Lay, Alaska, United States and Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji:
Departure Airport:
(69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(18°34'0"S by 179°57'3"E)
Distance from PIZ to MFJ:
6,157.95 miles (9,910.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ), Point Lay, Alaska, United States and Moala Airport (MFJ), Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,158 miles (or 9,910 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport and Moala 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport and Moala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIZ / PPIZ |
| Airport Name: | Point Lay LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Point Lay, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Government 11 TCW/LGO Elmendorf |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIZ |
| More Information: | PIZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MFJ / NFMO |
| Airport Name: | Moala Airport |
| Location: | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°34'0"S by 179°57'3"E |
| Area Served: | Moala Island, Fiji |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MFJ |
| More Information: | MFJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ):
- The LRR site was inactivated in 1989 due to soil erosion & budget concerns.
- Because of Point Lay LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lay LRRS 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Wainwright Airport (AIN), which is located 94 miles (152 kilometers) NE of PIZ.
- The furthest airport from Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Point Lay LRRS Airport is a public and military use airport owned by the United States Government and located in Point Lay, in the North Slope Borough of the U.S.
- Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Moala Airport (MFJ):
- Because of Moala Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Moala 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 Moala Airport (MFJ) is Cicia Airport (ICI), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) NE of MFJ.
- The furthest airport from Moala Airport (MFJ) is Gao International Airport (GAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Moala Airport (meaning Moala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gao International Airport), and is located 12,277 miles (19,757 kilometers) away in Gao, Mali.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) NE | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 133.75 miles (215.25 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 140.56 miles (226.20 km) ENE | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 143.29 miles (230.60 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 150.01 miles (241.42 km) S | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 179.43 miles (288.77 km) NE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 197.02 miles (317.08 km) S | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 201.39 miles (324.11 km) SSE | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 207.68 miles (334.24 km) SSE | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 223.59 miles (359.84 km) SE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 229.89 miles (369.97 km) SSE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 241.11 miles (388.04 km) ENE | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 246.60 miles (396.87 km) SE | Shungnak Airport (SHG) | Shungnak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) SE | Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,386.93 miles (16,716.11 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,965.06 miles (16,037.17 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,959.80 miles (16,028.70 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,944.98 miles (16,004.85 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,908.50 miles (15,946.15 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,867.18 miles (15,879.65 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,840.06 miles (15,836.01 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,832.29 miles (15,823.49 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,781.47 miles (15,741.71 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,759.47 miles (15,706.30 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,732.25 miles (15,662.50 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,700.63 miles (15,611.61 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,669.68 miles (15,561.81 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,648.32 miles (15,527.43 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,646.06 miles (15,523.79 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 73.45 miles (118.20 km) NE | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 2 | 91.26 miles (146.87 km) NNW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 3 | 98.12 miles (157.91 km) NW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 4 | 98.21 miles (158.06 km) WNW | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 5 | 122.15 miles (196.58 km) WSW | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 6 | 150.60 miles (242.37 km) NNW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 7 | 173.93 miles (279.91 km) WNW | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 8 | 197.25 miles (317.44 km) WNW | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 201.70 miles (324.61 km) NW | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 322.04 miles (518.27 km) NNE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 357.73 miles (575.71 km) NE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 12 | 367.99 miles (592.23 km) ESE | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 13 | 381.73 miles (614.34 km) ESE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 14 | 446.58 miles (718.70 km) NE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 604.11 miles (972.22 km) NE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,276.56 miles (19,757.16 km) N | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 2 | 12,232.51 miles (19,686.27 km) NNW | Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) | Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria | |
| 3 | 12,204.33 miles (19,640.92 km) ENE | Timbuktu Airport (TOM) | Timbuktu, Mali | |
| 4 | 12,175.83 miles (19,595.04 km) N | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 12,157.55 miles (19,565.63 km) ENE | Goundam Airport (GUD) | Goundam, Mali | |
| 6 | 12,152.50 miles (19,557.50 km) N | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 12,130.94 miles (19,522.80 km) N | Aribinda Airport (XAR) | Aribinda, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 12,122.95 miles (19,509.94 km) N | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 12,112.60 miles (19,493.30 km) NNE | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 12,081.81 miles (19,443.75 km) N | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 12,056.84 miles (19,403.56 km) NNE | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 12,055.81 miles (19,401.90 km) NNW | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 13 | 12,051.98 miles (19,395.74 km) W | In Guezzam Airport (INF) | In Guezzam, Algeria | |
| 14 | 12,051.13 miles (19,394.36 km) N | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 12,050.80 miles (19,393.83 km) N | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |