Nonstop flight route between Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands and Makemo, French Polynesia:
Departure Airport:
(9°51'16"S by 161°58'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(16°35'16"S by 143°39'16"W)
Distance from RNA to MKP:
3,675.99 miles (5,915.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ulawa Airport (RNA), Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands and Makemo Airport (MKP), Makemo, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,676 miles (or 5,916 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 Ulawa Airport and Makemo 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 Ulawa Airport and Makemo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RNA / AGAR |
| Airport Name: | Ulawa Airport |
| Location: | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°51'16"S by 161°58'45"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from RNA |
| More Information: | RNA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKP / NTGM |
| Airport Name: | Makemo Airport |
| Location: | Makemo, French Polynesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°35'16"S by 143°39'16"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKP |
| More Information: | MKP Maps & Info |
Facts about Ulawa Airport (RNA):
- The furthest airport from Ulawa Airport (RNA) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is nearly antipodal to Ulawa Airport (meaning Ulawa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bubaque Airport), and is located 12,258 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.
- The closest airport to Ulawa Airport (RNA) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) S of RNA.
Facts about Makemo Airport (MKP):
- The furthest airport from Makemo Airport (MKP) is Kassala Airport (KSL), which is nearly antipodal to Makemo Airport (meaning Makemo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kassala Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Kassala, Sudan.
- The closest airport to Makemo Airport (MKP) is Raroia Airport (RRR), which is located 87 miles (139 kilometers) ENE of MKP.
- Because of Makemo Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Makemo 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.46 miles (66.72 km) S | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands |     |
| 2 | 83.87 miles (134.98 km) WNW | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 94.61 miles (152.26 km) NW | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 119.28 miles (191.96 km) NW | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 134.36 miles (216.23 km) WNW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 145.91 miles (234.82 km) W | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 178.71 miles (287.61 km) SW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 195.34 miles (314.37 km) WNW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 203.57 miles (327.61 km) NW | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 338.60 miles (544.91 km) WNW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 346.97 miles (558.39 km) WNW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 369.55 miles (594.74 km) WNW | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 439.12 miles (706.69 km) WNW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 460.84 miles (741.64 km) WNW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 466.30 miles (750.43 km) SE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,258.16 miles (19,727.55 km) NW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 2 | 12,240.23 miles (19,698.70 km) NNW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 3 | 12,223.10 miles (19,671.12 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 4 | 12,216.08 miles (19,659.83 km) NNW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 5 | 12,178.92 miles (19,600.03 km) NNW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 6 | 12,171.33 miles (19,587.80 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 7 | 12,141.89 miles (19,540.43 km) NW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 8 | 12,135.93 miles (19,530.84 km) W | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 9 | 12,132.06 miles (19,524.61 km) W | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 10 | 12,111.76 miles (19,491.94 km) NNW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 11 | 12,097.40 miles (19,468.83 km) N | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 12 | 12,096.79 miles (19,467.85 km) WNW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 12,088.13 miles (19,453.91 km) WNW | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 12,069.25 miles (19,423.53 km) WNW | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 15 | 12,048.17 miles (19,389.60 km) NW | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 86.58 miles (139.33 km) ENE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 133.54 miles (214.92 km) WSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 137.80 miles (221.77 km) WNW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 191.15 miles (307.62 km) ENE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 196.17 miles (315.70 km) WNW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 206.08 miles (331.65 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 217.76 miles (350.45 km) WNW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 218.98 miles (352.41 km) NW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 228.66 miles (367.99 km) NW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 356.61 miles (573.90 km) WNW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 371.09 miles (597.22 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 399.07 miles (642.24 km) W | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 408.23 miles (656.98 km) W | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 440.97 miles (709.67 km) SE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 453.12 miles (729.22 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,353.82 miles (19,881.50 km) N | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 2 | 12,317.77 miles (19,823.48 km) NNE | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 3 | 12,267.00 miles (19,741.77 km) ENE | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 4 | 12,244.28 miles (19,705.21 km) WNW | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 5 | 12,242.93 miles (19,703.04 km) N | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 12,231.70 miles (19,684.96 km) NNW | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 7 | 12,226.67 miles (19,676.87 km) WNW | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 8 | 12,202.49 miles (19,637.95 km) NW | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 12,175.77 miles (19,594.95 km) ENE | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 10 | 12,146.44 miles (19,547.75 km) NNW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 12,143.88 miles (19,543.63 km) NNE | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 12 | 12,133.92 miles (19,527.60 km) NW | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 12,112.86 miles (19,493.72 km) ENE | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| 14 | 12,093.30 miles (19,462.23 km) NNW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 12,072.11 miles (19,428.13 km) NNW | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |