Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Sudbury Airport (YSB), Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,536 miles (or 8,910 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 RAF Ascension and Sudbury 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 RAF Ascension and Sudbury Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASI / FHAW |
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Location: | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from ASI |
More Information: | ASI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSB / CYSB |
Airport Name: | Sudbury Airport |
Location: | Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°37'32"N by 80°47'52"W |
Area Served: | Greater Sudbury, Ontario |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1143 feet (348 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YSB |
More Information: | YSB Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):
- RAF Ascension Island was re-garrisoned by the RAF in 1982 and used extensively as a staging base during the Falklands War.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
- In 1939 Ascension became important as a HF/DF radio station covering trade routes.
- The furthest airport from RAF Ascension (ASI) is Ujae Airport (UJE), which is nearly antipodal to RAF Ascension (meaning RAF Ascension is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ujae Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands.
- The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
Facts about Sudbury Airport (YSB):
- The closest airport to Sudbury Airport (YSB) is North Bay Airport (YYB), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) ESE of YSB.
- Sudbury Airport (YSB) has 2 runways.
- Sunwing Airlines began service at the Sudbury Airport in the early 2000s.
- The furthest airport from Sudbury Airport (YSB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On February 25, 1953, the Sudbury Airport Committee was formed to lobby and arrange for commercial flights to Sudbury.