Nonstop flight route between Pilot Point, Alaska, United States and Quoin Hill, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(57°25'31"N by 157°44'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E)
Distance from UGB to UIQ:
3,255.63 miles (5,239.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB), Pilot Point, Alaska, United States and Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,256 miles (or 5,239 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 Ugashik Bay Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield, 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 Ugashik Bay Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UGB / |
| Airport Name: | Ugashik Bay Airport |
| Location: | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°25'31"N by 157°44'24"W |
| Area Served: | Pilot Point, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | BLM--Division of Lands |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 132 feet (40 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UGB |
| More Information: | UGB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIQ / NVVQ |
| Airport Name: | Quoin Hill Airfield |
| Location: | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from UIQ |
| More Information: | UIQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB):
- Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) is Pilot Point Airport (PIP), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NNE of UGB.
- Because of Ugashik Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugashik Bay 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.
- Ugashik Bay Airport has one runway designated 12/30 with a gravel surface measuring 5,280 by 125 feet.
- The furthest airport from Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,819 miles (17,411 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ):
- Investigations took place in the late 1980s as to whether Quoin Hill could be used as an alternate for Bauerfield International Airport, but this never came to fruition.
- The closest airport to Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is Wake Island Airfield (AWK), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) NW of UIQ.
- With Japanese forces establishing bases on Guadalcanal which threatened the sea route between the U.S.
- The furthest airport from Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.39 miles (19.95 km) NNE | Pilot Point Airport (PIP) | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 14.46 miles (23.27 km) ENE | Ugashik Airport (UGS) | Ugashik, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 46.43 miles (74.72 km) SW | Port Heiden Airport (PTH) | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 54.22 miles (87.25 km) NNE | Egegik Airport (EGX) | Egegik, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 81.96 miles (131.89 km) SSW | Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (KBW) | Chignik, Alaska, United States. | |
| 6 | 82.62 miles (132.96 km) SSW | Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL) | Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 82.99 miles (133.56 km) SSW | Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG) | Chignik, Alaska, United States. | |
| 8 | 89.82 miles (144.56 km) SSW | Chignik Lake Airport (KCQ) | Chignik Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 92.25 miles (148.47 km) NNE | South Naknek Airport (WSN) | South Naknek, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 94.09 miles (151.42 km) NNE | Naknek Airport (NNK) | Naknek, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 95.21 miles (153.22 km) NNE | King Salmon Airport (AKN) | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 101.48 miles (163.31 km) NNW | Clarks Point Airport (CLP) | Clarks Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 102.34 miles (164.70 km) N | Portage Creek Airport (PCA) | Portage Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 115.30 miles (185.56 km) NNW | Dillingham Airport (DLG) | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 117.98 miles (189.86 km) SSW | Perryville Airport (KPV) | Perryville, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,818.72 miles (17,411.00 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,809.64 miles (17,396.38 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,807.11 miles (17,392.31 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,773.26 miles (17,337.84 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,731.34 miles (17,270.37 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,622.85 miles (17,095.79 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,561.04 miles (16,996.30 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,513.11 miles (16,919.17 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,510.39 miles (16,914.78 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,509.62 miles (16,913.56 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,503.91 miles (16,904.37 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,502.59 miles (16,902.23 km) SSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,487.93 miles (16,878.65 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,485.15 miles (16,874.17 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,485.15 miles (16,874.17 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 168.82 miles (271.69 km) NW | Wake Island Airfield (AWK) | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 2 | 446.58 miles (718.70 km) SSE | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 453.10 miles (729.20 km) SSW | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 458.02 miles (737.11 km) SSW | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 516.41 miles (831.08 km) SSE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 527.11 miles (848.29 km) SSE | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 534.60 miles (860.36 km) SSW | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 536.33 miles (863.14 km) S | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 571.26 miles (919.35 km) SSE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 577.93 miles (930.09 km) S | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 592.06 miles (952.83 km) SW | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 611.27 miles (983.74 km) S | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 611.47 miles (984.06 km) S | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 613.16 miles (986.78 km) SSW | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 618.86 miles (995.95 km) SSE | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,748.55 miles (18,907.41 km) SSE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 10,899.60 miles (17,541.17 km) S | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 10,887.73 miles (17,522.07 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 10,867.82 miles (17,490.02 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 10,840.92 miles (17,446.73 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 10,813.73 miles (17,402.97 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 10,792.16 miles (17,368.25 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 10,790.27 miles (17,365.21 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 10,789.46 miles (17,363.91 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 10 | 10,777.55 miles (17,344.75 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 10,769.99 miles (17,332.58 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 12 | 10,760.88 miles (17,317.92 km) W | Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) | Lubango, Angola | |
| 13 | 10,759.54 miles (17,315.77 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 10,751.72 miles (17,303.17 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 10,750.87 miles (17,301.81 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |