Nonstop flight route between Prague, Czech Republic and Mendi, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(50°6'2"N by 14°15'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E)
Distance from PRG to MDU:
8,231.72 miles (13,247.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG), Prague, Czech Republic and Mendi Airport (MDU), Mendi, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,232 miles (or 13,248 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 Prague Vaclav Havel Airport and Mendi 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 Prague Vaclav Havel Airport and Mendi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRG / LKPR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Prague, Czech Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°6'2"N by 14°15'35"E |
| Area Served: | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Operator/Owner: | Letiště Praha |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1247 feet (380 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PRG |
| More Information: | PRG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDU / AYMN |
| Airport Name: | Mendi Airport |
| Location: | Mendi, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E |
| Elevation: | 5680 feet (1,731 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MDU |
| More Information: | MDU Maps & Info |
Facts about Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG):
- The construction of a railway connection between the airport and Prague city centre is also in the planning stage.
- In addition to being known as "Prague Vaclav Havel Airport", another name for PRG is "Letiště Václava Havla Praha".
- In addition the Civil Aviation Authority also has its head office on the airport property.
- Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) is Vodochody Airport (VOD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NE of PRG.
- The political and economic changes affected the seventy years of existence of Prague–Ruzyně Airport.
- The furthest airport from Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,771 miles (18,944 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 2004, the airport served 9.7 million passengers.
- Prague Vaclav Havel Airport handled 10,974,196 passengers last year.
- The airport has an excellent location both with respect to its short distance from the centre of Prague and within the European area.
- Due to insufficient capacity of the Kbely airport in the middle of the 1930s, the Government decided to develop a new State Civil Airport in Ruzyně.
Facts about Mendi Airport (MDU):
- The closest airport to Mendi Airport (MDU) is Moro Airport (MXH), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of MDU.
- The furthest airport from Mendi Airport (MDU) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,735 miles (18,885 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
- Because of Mendi Airport's high elevation of 5,680 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MDU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MDU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Mendi Airport (MDU) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.97 miles (16.05 km) NE | Vodochody Airport (VOD) | Vodochody, Czech republic |     |
| 2 | 59.96 miles (96.50 km) W | Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | |
| 3 | 65.87 miles (106.00 km) E | Pardubice Airport (PED) | Pardubice, Czech Republic | |
| 4 | 69.18 miles (111.33 km) W | Mariánské Lázně Airport (MKA) | Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic | |
| 5 | 74.60 miles (120.06 km) NNW | Dresden Airport (DRS) | Dresden, Germany | |
| 6 | 97.97 miles (157.67 km) NW | Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany | |
| 7 | 107.11 miles (172.38 km) W | Hof–Plauen Airport (HOQ) | Hof, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 8 | 113.93 miles (183.35 km) SW | Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) | Straubing, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 9 | 116.52 miles (187.52 km) W | Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU) | Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 10 | 124.15 miles (199.79 km) N | Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| 11 | 127.17 miles (204.66 km) ESE | Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) | Brno, Czech Republic | |
| 12 | 127.18 miles (204.68 km) NW | Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) | Leipzig, Germany | |
| 13 | 129.07 miles (207.72 km) S | Linz Airport (LNZ) | Linz, Austria | |
| 14 | 134.35 miles (216.21 km) ENE | Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO) | Wroclaw, Poland | |
| 15 | 147.87 miles (237.97 km) WSW | Nuremberg Airport (NUE) | Nuremberg, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,771.33 miles (18,944.07 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,341.60 miles (18,252.50 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,324.65 miles (18,225.21 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,321.79 miles (18,220.61 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,317.40 miles (18,213.54 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,316.19 miles (18,211.59 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,314.10 miles (18,208.24 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,313.09 miles (18,206.61 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,310.57 miles (18,202.56 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,304.37 miles (18,192.58 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,300.51 miles (18,186.37 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,295.23 miles (18,177.87 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,293.44 miles (18,174.98 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,289.30 miles (18,168.32 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,270.84 miles (18,138.62 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.41 miles (52.16 km) WSW | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 49.17 miles (79.14 km) ENE | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 84.20 miles (135.51 km) NNE | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 90.62 miles (145.84 km) E | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 97.15 miles (156.34 km) SSE | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 101.43 miles (163.23 km) NE | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 115.37 miles (185.67 km) SSW | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 119.26 miles (191.93 km) E | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 122.70 miles (197.47 km) SE | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 138.30 miles (222.58 km) WNW | Biangabip Airport (BPK) | Biangabip, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 143.15 miles (230.38 km) SSW | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 154.87 miles (249.24 km) E | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 157.88 miles (254.09 km) NW | Frieda River Airport (FAQ) | Frieda River, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 157.89 miles (254.10 km) ESE | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 158.37 miles (254.87 km) E | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,734.70 miles (18,885.13 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,709.94 miles (18,845.27 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,694.80 miles (18,820.91 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,676.98 miles (18,792.23 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,649.89 miles (18,748.63 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,623.91 miles (18,706.82 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,600.40 miles (18,668.98 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,542.58 miles (18,575.94 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,513.29 miles (18,528.79 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,509.27 miles (18,522.32 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,451.03 miles (18,428.60 km) ENE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,445.71 miles (18,420.04 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,430.70 miles (18,395.88 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,416.57 miles (18,373.14 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,375.19 miles (18,306.54 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |