Nonstop flight route between Timika, Papua, Indonesia and Motueka, New Zealand:
Departure Airport:
(4°31'44"S by 136°53'11"E)
Arrival Airport:
(41°7'23"S by 172°59'38"E)
Distance from TIM to MZP:
3,372.05 miles (5,426.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mozes Kilangin Airport (TIM), Timika, Papua, Indonesia and Motueka Aerodrome (MZP), Motueka, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,372 miles (or 5,427 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 Mozes Kilangin Airport and Motueka Aerodrome, 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 Mozes Kilangin Airport and Motueka Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIM / WABP |
| Airport Name: | Mozes Kilangin Airport |
| Location: | Timika, Papua, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°31'44"S by 136°53'11"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from TIM |
| More Information: | TIM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MZP / NZMK |
| Airport Name: | Motueka Aerodrome |
| Location: | Motueka, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'23"S by 172°59'38"E |
| Area Served: | Motueka |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from MZP |
| More Information: | MZP Maps & Info |
Facts about Mozes Kilangin Airport (TIM):
- In the ensuing shoot-out with military personnel, Sanurip killed a total of 16 people - 3 Kopassus officers, 8 ABRI soldiers and 5 civilians, one of them Airfast pilot Michael Findlay from New Zealand - and injured another 11, before he was wounded in the leg and subdued by fellow soldiers.
- The shooting was allegedly sparked when an army transporter, carrying 2 dead soldiers, who, according to differing reports, were either killed by OPM members during the hostage rescue operation, or hacked to death by villagers who had accused them of raping two women, made a fuel stop at Timika airport, and Lieutenant Sanurip realised that one of the two was a friend of his.
- Sanurip was sentenced to death on April 23, 1997.
- The furthest airport from Mozes Kilangin Airport (TIM) is Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ), which is located 11,939 miles (19,214 kilometers) away in São Luís, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Mozes Kilangin Airport (TIM) is Enarotali Airport (EWI), which is located 54 miles (88 kilometers) NW of TIM.
Facts about Motueka Aerodrome (MZP):
- The closest airport to Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) is Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of MZP.
- The furthest airport from Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) is Vila Real Airport (VRL), which is nearly antipodal to Motueka Aerodrome (meaning Motueka Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Vila Real Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Vila Real, Portugal.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.45 miles (87.64 km) NW | Enarotali Airport (EWI) | Enarotali, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 104.61 miles (168.36 km) SE | Ewer Airport (EWE) | Ewer, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 133.86 miles (215.43 km) ENE | Bokondini Airport (BUI) | Bokondini, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 154.90 miles (249.29 km) NE | Dabra Airport (DRH) | Dabra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 172.86 miles (278.19 km) ENE | Apalapsili Airport (AAS) | Apalapsili, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 203.06 miles (326.78 km) WSW | Dobo Airport (DOB) | Dobo, Wamar Island, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 208.77 miles (335.99 km) WSW | Benjina-Nangasuri Airport (BJK) | Benjina, Muluku, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 228.27 miles (367.37 km) WNW | Kaimana Airport (KNG) | Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 236.89 miles (381.24 km) NNW | Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) | Biak, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 243.11 miles (391.25 km) NE | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 259.93 miles (418.31 km) SE | Bade Airport (BXD) | Bade, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 275.60 miles (443.53 km) WNW | Babo Airport (BXB) | Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 284.31 miles (457.55 km) ENE | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 284.51 miles (457.87 km) NNW | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 296.47 miles (477.11 km) WSW | Dumatubun Airport (LUV) | Langgur, Kai Islands, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,939.06 miles (19,214.00 km) N | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,932.97 miles (19,204.21 km) N | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,915.16 miles (19,175.54 km) N | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,885.29 miles (19,127.47 km) NE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,806.44 miles (19,000.58 km) ENE | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,799.60 miles (18,989.57 km) E | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 7 | 11,781.61 miles (18,960.61 km) NNW | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,773.92 miles (18,948.24 km) S | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,738.49 miles (18,891.23 km) E | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 10 | 11,682.31 miles (18,800.81 km) ENE | Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,681.57 miles (18,799.62 km) E | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 12 | 11,680.98 miles (18,798.68 km) E | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,679.84 miles (18,796.83 km) SSE | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,658.07 miles (18,761.80 km) E | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 15 | 11,656.39 miles (18,759.10 km) SSW | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.91 miles (27.21 km) SE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 18.08 miles (29.09 km) NNW | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 53.04 miles (85.36 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 84.63 miles (136.20 km) WSW | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 95.18 miles (153.18 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 95.25 miles (153.28 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 105.11 miles (169.16 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 131.09 miles (210.97 km) SW | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 133.45 miles (214.77 km) NE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 137.91 miles (221.94 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 148.12 miles (238.38 km) ENE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 150.78 miles (242.66 km) SW | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 158.98 miles (255.85 km) NNE | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 165.18 miles (265.83 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 201.52 miles (324.32 km) SSW | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,398.20 miles (19,952.92 km) ENE | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,383.82 miles (19,929.78 km) NNW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,372.49 miles (19,911.55 km) NNE | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,357.52 miles (19,887.45 km) W | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,355.59 miles (19,884.34 km) ENE | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,349.51 miles (19,874.56 km) E | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,335.04 miles (19,851.27 km) NE | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,323.49 miles (19,832.68 km) NE | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 9 | 12,318.14 miles (19,824.08 km) WNW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,313.98 miles (19,817.38 km) NW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 11 | 12,294.53 miles (19,786.07 km) NNE | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,282.28 miles (19,766.37 km) N | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,270.72 miles (19,747.76 km) NNE | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,261.04 miles (19,732.19 km) NNW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,251.08 miles (19,716.15 km) WNW | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |