Nonstop flight route between Trieste, Italy and Mendi, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(45°49'39"N by 13°28'19"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E)
Distance from TRS to MDU:
8,401.14 miles (13,520.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS), Trieste, Italy and Mendi Airport (MDU), Mendi, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,401 miles (or 13,520 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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia 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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia 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: | TRS / LIPQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Trieste, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°49'39"N by 13°28'19"E |
| Area Served: | Trieste |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroporto FVG Spa plc |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TRS |
| More Information: | TRS 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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS):
- Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport handled 853,285 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) is Portorož Airport (POW), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSE of TRS.
- In addition to being known as "Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport", other names for TRS include "Friuli Venezia Giulia "Pietro Savorgnan di Brazzà" Airport", "Aeroporto di Trieste–Friuli Venezia Giulia" and "Ronchi dei Legionari Airport".
- The furthest airport from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,931 miles (19,201 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport has a catchment area of approximately 5 million people, stretching beyond Friuli-Venezia Giulia into Slovenia and Croatia.
- The first official documents citing the airfield of Ronchi dei Legionari date back to 30 November 1935, when the 4th Fighter Wing of the Royal Italian Air Force was based here.
- Because of Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia 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.
Facts about Mendi Airport (MDU):
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Mendi Airport (MDU) is Moro Airport (MXH), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of MDU.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.42 miles (40.91 km) SSE | Portorož Airport (POW) | Portorož, Slovenia |     |
| 2 | 44.36 miles (71.39 km) WNW | Aviano Air Base (AVB) | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy | |
| 3 | 54.59 miles (87.85 km) ENE | Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 4 | 58.49 miles (94.14 km) WSW | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | Venice, Italy | |
| 5 | 62.66 miles (100.83 km) W | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| 6 | 63.26 miles (101.80 km) WNW | Belluno Airport (BLX) | Belluno, Italy | |
| 7 | 67.86 miles (109.21 km) SE | Rijeka Airport (RJK) | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 8 | 68.12 miles (109.63 km) SSE | Pula Airport (PUY) | Pula, Croatia | |
| 9 | 69.87 miles (112.45 km) NE | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| 10 | 82.93 miles (133.46 km) NW | Cortina Airport (CDF) | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |
| 11 | 83.97 miles (135.14 km) WSW | Padua “Gino Allegri” Airport (QPA) | Padua, Italy | |
| 12 | 95.36 miles (153.47 km) W | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 13 | 98.02 miles (157.76 km) SSE | Lošinj Airport (LSZ) | Mali Lošinj, Lošinj, Croatia | |
| 14 | 111.64 miles (179.66 km) WNW | Bolzano Airport (BZO) | Bolzano, Italy | |
| 15 | 115.14 miles (185.30 km) ENE | Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) | Maribor, Slovenia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,930.97 miles (19,200.98 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,504.88 miles (18,515.27 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,488.17 miles (18,488.37 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,483.11 miles (18,480.22 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,461.33 miles (18,445.18 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,454.78 miles (18,434.64 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,450.84 miles (18,428.29 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,427.86 miles (18,391.31 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,426.56 miles (18,389.22 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,425.10 miles (18,386.86 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,421.97 miles (18,381.83 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,415.97 miles (18,372.17 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,409.95 miles (18,362.48 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,398.15 miles (18,343.51 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,386.49 miles (18,324.73 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, 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 | |