Nonstop flight route between Quoin Hill, Vanuatu and Betou, Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E)
Arrival Airport:
(3°2'59"N by 18°30'0"E)
Distance from UIQ to BTB:
9,943.09 miles (16,001.82 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu and Bétou Airport (BTB), Betou, Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,943 miles (or 16,002 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 Bétou 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 Quoin Hill Airfield and Bétou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | BTB / FCOT |
| Airport Name: | Bétou Airport |
| Location: | Betou, Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°2'59"N by 18°30'0"E |
| Area Served: | Bétou, Republic of Congo |
| Elevation: | 1168 feet (356 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BTB |
| More Information: | BTB Maps & Info |
Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (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.
- 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.
- 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.
- A site was chosen for a bomber airfield and in October the Seebees started constructing a 6,000 feet by 200 feet runway which was completed by the middle of January 1943.
Facts about Bétou Airport (BTB):
- The closest airport to Bétou Airport (BTB) is Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) N of BTB.
- The furthest airport from Bétou Airport (BTB) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,986 miles (19,290 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
| 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 | 93.18 miles (149.96 km) N | Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF) | Bangui, Central African Republic | |
| 2 | 105.69 miles (170.09 km) SSW | Impfondo Airport (ION) | Impfondo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 154.35 miles (248.40 km) SE | Basankusu Airport (BSU) | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 164.41 miles (264.60 km) NNW | Bossembélé Airport (BEM) | Bossembélé, Central African Republic | |
| 5 | 189.85 miles (305.53 km) ENE | Gbadolite Airport (BDT) | Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 203.79 miles (327.98 km) WNW | Berbérati Airport (BBT) | Berbérati, Central African Republic | |
| 7 | 209.69 miles (337.46 km) S | Mbandaka Airport (MDK) | Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 215.57 miles (346.93 km) ESE | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 221.45 miles (356.38 km) NW | Carnot Airport (CRF) | Carnot, Central African Republic | |
| 10 | 240.06 miles (386.34 km) N | Bouca Airport (BCF) | Bouca, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 243.46 miles (391.80 km) NE | Bambari Airport (BBY) | Bambari, Central African Republic | |
| 12 | 248.98 miles (400.69 km) NNW | Bossangoa Airport (BSN) | Bossangoa, Central African Republic | |
| 13 | 272.56 miles (438.65 km) NNW | Bozoum Airport (BOZ) | Bozoum, Central African Republic | |
| 14 | 282.17 miles (454.11 km) NW | Bouar Airport (BOP) | Bouar, Central African Republic | |
| 15 | 283.05 miles (455.53 km) SE | Boende Airport (BNB) | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,985.97 miles (19,289.50 km) SW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,929.15 miles (19,198.05 km) S | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,732.33 miles (18,881.30 km) E | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,494.89 miles (18,499.19 km) SE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,490.73 miles (18,492.49 km) SE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,486.91 miles (18,486.35 km) SE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,439.02 miles (18,409.28 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,414.54 miles (18,369.88 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,402.93 miles (18,351.19 km) SE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,395.25 miles (18,338.84 km) SE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,388.49 miles (18,327.95 km) SE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,318.97 miles (18,216.07 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,298.93 miles (18,183.82 km) SW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,256.16 miles (18,114.99 km) SW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,248.62 miles (18,102.85 km) SSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |