Nonstop flight route between Provideniya, Chukotka, Russia and Quoin Hill, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(64°22'41"N by 173°14'35"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E)
Distance from PVS to UIQ:
3,348.10 miles (5,388.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS), Provideniya, Chukotka, Russia and Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,348 miles (or 5,388 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 Provideniya 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 Provideniya 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: | PVS / UHMD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Provideniya, Chukotka, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°22'41"N by 173°14'35"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Chukotavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PVS |
| More Information: | PVS 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 Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS):
- Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Provideniya Bay Airport", another name for PVS is "Аэропорт «Бухта Провидения»".
- The closest airport to Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS) is Gambell Airport (GAM), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SE of PVS.
- Because of Provideniya Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Provideniya 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.
- The furthest airport from Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,481 miles (16,867 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is Wake Island Airfield (AWK), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) NW of 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.19 miles (100.09 km) SE | Gambell Airport (GAM) | Gambell, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 95.97 miles (154.44 km) ESE | Savoonga Airport (SVA) | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 157.16 miles (252.92 km) NE | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) | Diomede, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 173.10 miles (278.57 km) ENE | Wales Airport (WAA) | Wales, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 175.71 miles (282.77 km) ENE | Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) | Tin City, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 191.56 miles (308.29 km) ENE | Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) | Lost River, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 197.12 miles (317.23 km) ENE | Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) | Port Clarence, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 209.47 miles (337.11 km) ENE | Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) | Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 211.46 miles (340.32 km) ENE | Teller Airport (TLA) | Teller, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 232.46 miles (374.10 km) E | Nome Airport (OME) | Nome, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 243.37 miles (391.66 km) NE | Shishmaref Airport (SHH) | Shishmaref, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 268.50 miles (432.11 km) W | Ugolny Airport (DYR) | Anadyr, Russia | |
| 13 | 284.33 miles (457.59 km) ENE | Council Airport (CIL) | Council, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 288.92 miles (464.98 km) ESE | Alakanuk Airport (AUK) | Alakanuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 289.02 miles (465.13 km) ESE | Sheldon Point Airport (SXP) | Sheldon Point, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,480.93 miles (16,867.37 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,276.81 miles (16,538.88 km) SSW | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,236.82 miles (16,474.52 km) SSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,190.83 miles (16,400.51 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,142.76 miles (16,323.16 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,093.31 miles (16,243.57 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,043.42 miles (16,163.27 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 10,030.62 miles (16,142.68 km) E | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,997.52 miles (16,089.41 km) SSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,980.65 miles (16,062.26 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,955.14 miles (16,021.21 km) SSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 12 | 9,955.14 miles (16,021.20 km) SSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,925.82 miles (15,974.03 km) SSW | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,907.15 miles (15,943.98 km) SW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,898.67 miles (15,930.33 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 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 | |