Nonstop flight route between Owerri, Nigeria and Kikori, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(5°25'36"N by 7°12'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°25'28"S by 144°14'58"E)
Distance from QOW to KRI:
9,485.31 miles (15,265.08 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW), Owerri, Nigeria and Kikori Airport (KRI), Kikori, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,485 miles (or 15,265 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 Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport and Kikori 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 Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport and Kikori Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QOW / DNIM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Owerri, Nigeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°25'36"N by 7°12'20"E |
| Area Served: | Owerri, Nigeria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 373 feet (114 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QOW |
| More Information: | QOW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRI / AYKK |
| Airport Name: | Kikori Airport |
| Location: | Kikori, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°25'28"S by 144°14'58"E |
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KRI |
| More Information: | KRI Maps & Info |
Facts about Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW):
- The closest airport to Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) is Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) SSW of QOW.
- Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport handled 276,926 passengers last year.
- Because of Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport's relatively low elevation of 373 feet, planes can take off or land at Sam Mbakwe International Cargo 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 Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (meaning Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,238 miles (19,696 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport", another name for QOW is "Imo Airport".
Facts about Kikori Airport (KRI):
- Kikori Airport (KRI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kikori Airport (KRI) is Baimuru Airport (VMU), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of KRI.
- Because of Kikori Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Kikori 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 Kikori Airport (KRI) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,639 miles (18,732 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.47 miles (53.86 km) SSW | Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) | Port Harcourt, Nigeria |     |
| 2 | 65.49 miles (105.40 km) NW | Asaba International Airport (ABB) | Asaba, Delta, Niger | |
| 3 | 72.30 miles (116.35 km) ESE | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 76.38 miles (122.93 km) NNE | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 84.48 miles (135.95 km) ESE | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 126.38 miles (203.38 km) WNW | Benin Airport (BNI) | Benin City, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 145.68 miles (234.44 km) E | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 155.10 miles (249.61 km) SE | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 9 | 168.40 miles (271.01 km) SE | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 181.44 miles (292.00 km) NW | Akure Airport (AKR) | Akure, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 184.62 miles (297.11 km) NNE | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 196.87 miles (316.83 km) E | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 13 | 197.12 miles (317.24 km) E | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 197.12 miles (317.24 km) E | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 198.99 miles (320.25 km) ESE | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,238.43 miles (19,695.79 km) SSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,878.54 miles (19,116.61 km) S | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,861.11 miles (19,088.56 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,853.76 miles (19,076.74 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,850.54 miles (19,071.56 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,847.51 miles (19,066.68 km) SSE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 11,847.33 miles (19,066.39 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 8 | 11,808.80 miles (19,004.37 km) SSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,795.49 miles (18,982.96 km) SSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,788.94 miles (18,972.41 km) SSW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,787.70 miles (18,970.42 km) SSW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 12 | 11,725.94 miles (18,871.02 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 11,709.97 miles (18,845.32 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,693.98 miles (18,819.60 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,614.91 miles (18,692.34 km) ESE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.55 miles (63.65 km) E | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 85.35 miles (137.36 km) ESE | Ihu Airport (IHU) | Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 95.57 miles (153.80 km) W | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 97.15 miles (156.34 km) NNW | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 100.96 miles (162.48 km) NW | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 103.64 miles (166.79 km) E | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 108.67 miles (174.88 km) NNE | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 110.40 miles (177.68 km) WSW | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 110.45 miles (177.75 km) N | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 110.64 miles (178.06 km) ESE | Kerema Airport (KMA) | Kerema, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 121.46 miles (195.47 km) NE | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 135.13 miles (217.48 km) SSW | Daru Airport (DAU) | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 136.07 miles (218.98 km) ENE | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 150.84 miles (242.75 km) NE | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 158.98 miles (255.84 km) N | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,639.50 miles (18,731.91 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,624.50 miles (18,707.78 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,613.29 miles (18,689.73 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,581.54 miles (18,638.64 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,557.75 miles (18,600.36 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,530.83 miles (18,557.03 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,515.80 miles (18,532.83 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,514.93 miles (18,531.43 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,501.87 miles (18,510.41 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,465.74 miles (18,452.27 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,458.29 miles (18,440.28 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,450.54 miles (18,427.81 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,445.83 miles (18,420.23 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,436.91 miles (18,405.87 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,434.06 miles (18,401.29 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |