Nonstop flight route between Quoin Hill, Vanuatu and Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia:
Departure Airport:
(17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°46'6"S by 139°0'47"W)
Distance from UIQ to AUQ:
4,052.05 miles (6,521.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu and Atuona Airport (AUQ), Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,052 miles (or 6,521 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 Quoin Hill Airfield and Atuona Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUQ / NTMN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°46'6"S by 139°0'47"W |
| Area Served: | Atuona, Hiva Oa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1481 feet (451 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AUQ |
| More Information: | AUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ):
- The base was defended by the 198th Coast Artillery.
- 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.
- On 25 March 1942, the Army sent about 500 men to Efate from Noumea, and the 4th Defense Battalion, 45th Marines, arrived on 8 April.
- With Japanese forces establishing bases on Guadalcanal which threatened the sea route between the U.S.
- The closest airport to Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is Wake Island Airfield (AWK), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) NW of UIQ.
- 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.
Facts about Atuona Airport (AUQ):
- The furthest airport from Atuona Airport (AUQ) is Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR), which is nearly antipodal to Atuona Airport (meaning Atuona Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
- Atuona Airport (AUQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Atuona Airport (AUQ) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is located 437 miles (703 kilometers) SSW of AUQ.
- In addition to being known as "Atuona Airport", another name for AUQ is "Hiva Oa Airport".
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 436.72 miles (702.83 km) SSW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 492.47 miles (792.56 km) SSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 565.13 miles (909.48 km) SSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 575.54 miles (926.25 km) SW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 585.64 miles (942.50 km) SW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 588.32 miles (946.81 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 604.13 miles (972.24 km) SSE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 623.35 miles (1,003.19 km) SW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 637.42 miles (1,025.83 km) SW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 639.89 miles (1,029.80 km) SW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 657.72 miles (1,058.49 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 681.57 miles (1,096.87 km) SW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 743.26 miles (1,196.15 km) WSW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 760.79 miles (1,224.37 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 891.55 miles (1,434.81 km) SW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,376.90 miles (19,918.64 km) W | Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 12,311.28 miles (19,813.04 km) NE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 12,302.25 miles (19,798.50 km) WNW | Wilwal International Airport (JIJ) | Jijiga, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 12,288.99 miles (19,777.16 km) W | Borama Airport (BXX) | Borama, Somalia | |
| 5 | 12,285.40 miles (19,771.39 km) NW | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| 6 | 12,277.98 miles (19,759.45 km) ENE | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 12,270.45 miles (19,747.33 km) ENE | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 12,254.93 miles (19,722.35 km) N | Ghinnir Airport (GNN) | Ghinnir, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 12,245.92 miles (19,707.86 km) NW | Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) | Djibouti, Djibouti | |
| 10 | 12,242.73 miles (19,702.72 km) NNE | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 12,235.08 miles (19,690.41 km) NW | Moucha Airport (MHI) | Moucha Island, Djibouti | |
| 12 | 12,232.95 miles (19,686.98 km) NE | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 12,224.80 miles (19,673.86 km) W | Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) | Hargeisa, Somalia | |
| 14 | 12,219.37 miles (19,665.12 km) NW | Obock Airport (OBC) | Obock, Djibouti | |
| 15 | 12,187.36 miles (19,613.60 km) NE | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |