Nonstop flight route between Talara, Peru and Mendi, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(4°34'35"S by 81°15'14"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E)
Distance from TYL to MDU:
9,251.26 miles (14,888.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), Talara, Peru and Mendi Airport (MDU), Mendi, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,251 miles (or 14,888 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 Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias 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 Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias 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: | TYL / SPYL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Talara, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°34'35"S by 81°15'14"W |
| Area Served: | Talara, Peru |
| Operator/Owner: | ADP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TYL |
| More Information: | TYL 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 Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL):
- The furthest airport from Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), which is nearly antipodal to Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (meaning Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kualanamu International Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Medan, Indonesia.
- Because of Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias 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.
- Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) currently has only 1 runway.
- During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending the South American coastline against Axis powers submarines.
- The closest airport to Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) is Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) SE of TYL.
- In addition to being known as "Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport", another name for TYL is "Aeropuerto Capitán FAP Víctor Montes Arias".
Facts about Mendi Airport (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.
- Mendi Airport (MDU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mendi Airport (MDU) is Moro Airport (MXH), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 61.49 miles (98.96 km) SE | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru |     |
| 2 | 91.48 miles (147.22 km) E | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 92.86 miles (149.44 km) NE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 4 | 118.12 miles (190.09 km) NE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 135.73 miles (218.43 km) ENE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 164.86 miles (265.32 km) N | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 181.50 miles (292.10 km) SSE | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 8 | 192.00 miles (308.99 km) NNE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 195.11 miles (313.99 km) NE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 250.13 miles (402.55 km) NNE | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 253.97 miles (408.72 km) N | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 259.30 miles (417.31 km) ESE | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 13 | 259.73 miles (417.99 km) SE | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 14 | 267.29 miles (430.16 km) NE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 283.45 miles (456.17 km) SSE | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,371.39 miles (19,909.77 km) N | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,366.25 miles (19,901.50 km) N | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,320.26 miles (19,827.49 km) WNW | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,307.96 miles (19,807.70 km) WNW | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 12,307.96 miles (19,807.70 km) WNW | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,305.26 miles (19,803.35 km) ENE | Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) | Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,300.01 miles (19,794.90 km) W | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,297.71 miles (19,791.19 km) NNW | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,277.26 miles (19,758.28 km) NW | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,275.16 miles (19,754.90 km) W | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,238.49 miles (19,695.89 km) NW | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 12 | 12,225.55 miles (19,675.07 km) NNW | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 13 | 12,219.36 miles (19,665.10 km) WNW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,212.32 miles (19,653.77 km) NNW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,211.65 miles (19,652.70 km) NW | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| 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 | |