Nonstop flight route between Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand and Mendi, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(15°15'4"N by 104°52'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°8'51"S by 143°39'25"E)
Distance from UBP to MDU:
3,039.01 miles (4,890.79 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP), Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand and Mendi Airport (MDU), Mendi, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,039 miles (or 4,891 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UBP / VTUU |
| Airport Name: | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี |
| Location: | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°15'4"N by 104°52'12"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 406 feet (124 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UBP |
| More Information: | UBP 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 Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP):
- Because of Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี's relatively low elevation of 406 feet, planes can take off or land at Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี 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 Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (meaning Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,967 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- During the Vietnam War the facility was known as Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, serving as a front-line base of the United States Air Force.
- Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) currently has only 1 runway.
- As well as being a commercial facility, Ubon Ratchathani Airport is also an active Royal Thai Air Force base, the home of 2nd Air Division/21st Wing Air Combat Command.
- The closest airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) is Savannakhet Airport (ZVK), which is located 90 miles (146 kilometers) N of UBP.
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.
- 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 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 | 90.49 miles (145.64 km) N | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos |     |
| 2 | 107.95 miles (173.72 km) W | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |
| 3 | 145.55 miles (234.24 km) SSW | Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
| 4 | 148.12 miles (238.37 km) N | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 5 | 162.12 miles (260.90 km) WNW | Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) | Khon Kaen, Thailand | |
| 6 | 171.89 miles (276.63 km) W | Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | |
| 7 | 176.08 miles (283.38 km) SE | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 8 | 185.32 miles (298.24 km) SW | Battambang Airport (BBM) | Battambang, Cambodia | |
| 9 | 193.52 miles (311.44 km) SSW | Krakor Airport (KZD) | Krakor, Cambodia | |
| 10 | 202.03 miles (325.14 km) NW | Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) | Udon Thani, Thailand | |
| 11 | 204.38 miles (328.91 km) ENE | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 12 | 208.04 miles (334.81 km) S | Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) | Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia | |
| 13 | 228.17 miles (367.20 km) ENE | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 14 | 243.07 miles (391.19 km) NW | Wattay International Airport (VTE) | Vientiane, Laos | |
| 15 | 246.56 miles (396.80 km) NNE | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,407.14 miles (19,967.31 km) SSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,309.71 miles (19,810.50 km) SE | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,279.23 miles (19,761.46 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,279.23 miles (19,761.46 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,277.33 miles (19,758.40 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,196.06 miles (19,627.61 km) S | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,192.84 miles (19,622.42 km) WSW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,189.28 miles (19,616.69 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,176.92 miles (19,596.80 km) SSE | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 10 | 12,134.45 miles (19,528.45 km) SW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,105.23 miles (19,481.43 km) W | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,058.59 miles (19,406.37 km) S | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,054.46 miles (19,399.72 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,054.46 miles (19,399.72 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,020.49 miles (19,345.06 km) S | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 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 | |