Nonstop flight route between Pamplona, Spain and Quoin Hill, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(42°46'12"N by 1°38'49"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E)
Distance from PNA to UIQ:
8,222.34 miles (13,232.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pamplona Airport (PNA), Pamplona, Spain and Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,222 miles (or 13,233 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 Pamplona Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield, 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 Pamplona Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNA / LEPP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Pamplona, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°46'12"N by 1°38'49"W |
| Area Served: | Pamplona, Spain |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1504 feet (458 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PNA |
| More Information: | PNA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIQ / NVVQ |
| Airport Name: | Quoin Hill Airfield |
| Location: | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from UIQ |
| More Information: | UIQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Pamplona Airport (PNA):
- Pamplona Airport (PNA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pamplona Airport (PNA) is Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WSW of PNA.
- In addition to being known as "Pamplona Airport", another name for PNA is "Pamplona-Nóain Airport".
- The furthest airport from Pamplona Airport (PNA) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Pamplona Airport (meaning Pamplona Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,250 miles (19,714 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ):
- Investigations took place in the late 1980s as to whether Quoin Hill could be used as an alternate for Bauerfield International Airport, but this never came to fruition.
- Quoin Hill Airfield was an airfield in North Efate, in Vanuatu.
- The furthest airport from Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- On 25 March 1942, the Army sent about 500 men to Efate from Noumea, and the 4th Defense Battalion, 45th Marines, arrived on 8 April.
- The closest airport to Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is Wake Island Airfield (AWK), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) NW of UIQ.
- A site was chosen for a bomber airfield and in October the Seebees started constructing a 6,000 feet by 200 feet runway which was completed by the middle of January 1943.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.37 miles (64.97 km) WSW | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain |     |
| 2 | 41.16 miles (66.24 km) N | San Sebastián Airport (EAS) | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| 3 | 48.65 miles (78.30 km) N | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 4 | 55.15 miles (88.76 km) W | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 5 | 73.61 miles (118.46 km) WNW | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| 6 | 74.97 miles (120.64 km) NE | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 7 | 82.32 miles (132.48 km) SSE | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 8 | 82.61 miles (132.95 km) SE | Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) | Huesca, Spain | |
| 9 | 87.96 miles (141.56 km) ENE | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 10 | 104.06 miles (167.46 km) WSW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 11 | 118.65 miles (190.95 km) WNW | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 12 | 129.00 miles (207.61 km) NNE | La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) | Arcachon, France | |
| 13 | 132.84 miles (213.79 km) ESE | Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) | Lleida, Spain | |
| 14 | 148.34 miles (238.73 km) NE | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 15 | 149.61 miles (240.77 km) NNE | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,249.84 miles (19,714.16 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,229.29 miles (19,681.09 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,220.97 miles (19,667.70 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,216.23 miles (19,660.07 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,196.01 miles (19,627.52 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,194.03 miles (19,624.34 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,191.44 miles (19,620.18 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,177.21 miles (19,597.26 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,166.13 miles (19,579.45 km) WSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,154.55 miles (19,560.80 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,152.38 miles (19,557.31 km) S | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,139.17 miles (19,536.06 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,138.89 miles (19,535.60 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,134.11 miles (19,527.91 km) SSE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,123.54 miles (19,510.89 km) ESE | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 168.82 miles (271.69 km) NW | Wake Island Airfield (AWK) | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 2 | 446.58 miles (718.70 km) SSE | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 453.10 miles (729.20 km) SSW | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 458.02 miles (737.11 km) SSW | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 516.41 miles (831.08 km) SSE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 527.11 miles (848.29 km) SSE | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 534.60 miles (860.36 km) SSW | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 536.33 miles (863.14 km) S | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 571.26 miles (919.35 km) SSE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 577.93 miles (930.09 km) S | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 592.06 miles (952.83 km) SW | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 611.27 miles (983.74 km) S | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 611.47 miles (984.06 km) S | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 613.16 miles (986.78 km) SSW | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 618.86 miles (995.95 km) SSE | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,748.55 miles (18,907.41 km) SSE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 10,899.60 miles (17,541.17 km) S | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 10,887.73 miles (17,522.07 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 10,867.82 miles (17,490.02 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 10,840.92 miles (17,446.73 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 10,813.73 miles (17,402.97 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 10,792.16 miles (17,368.25 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 10,790.27 miles (17,365.21 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 10,789.46 miles (17,363.91 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 10 | 10,777.55 miles (17,344.75 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 10,769.99 miles (17,332.58 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 12 | 10,760.88 miles (17,317.92 km) W | Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) | Lubango, Angola | |
| 13 | 10,759.54 miles (17,315.77 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 10,751.72 miles (17,303.17 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 10,750.87 miles (17,301.81 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |