Nonstop flight route between Canefield, Dominica and Axum, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(15°20'12"N by 61°23'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E)
Distance from DCF to AXU:
6,616.92 miles (10,648.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Canefield Airport (DCF), Canefield, Dominica and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), Axum, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,617 miles (or 10,649 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 Canefield Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV 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 Canefield Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCF / TDCF |
| Airport Name: | Canefield Airport |
| Location: | Canefield, Dominica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°20'12"N by 61°23'31"W |
| Area Served: | Roseau |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DCF |
| More Information: | DCF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXU / HAAX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E |
| Area Served: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6916 feet (2,108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXU |
| More Information: | AXU Maps & Info |
Facts about Canefield Airport (DCF):
- Because of Canefield Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Canefield 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 Canefield Airport (DCF) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Canefield Airport (meaning Canefield Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,137 miles (19,532 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
- Canefield Airport (DCF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Canefield Airport, is the airport serving Roseau, Dominica.
- The closest airport to Canefield Airport (DCF) is Melville Hall Airport (DOM), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) NNE of DCF.
- Construction began in early 1979 with British funding, shortly after Dominica's independence.
Facts about Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU):
- The closest airport to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SE of AXU.
- Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Axum Airport resides at an elevation of 2,108 metres above mean sea level.
- Because of Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport's high elevation of 6,916 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AXU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AXU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport", another name for AXU is "የአክሱም ዮሃነስ አራት የአየር ማረፊያ".
- The furthest airport from Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (meaning Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,824 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.77 miles (25.38 km) NNE | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica |     |
| 2 | 38.56 miles (62.05 km) NNW | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 3 | 57.83 miles (93.06 km) SSE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 4 | 64.70 miles (104.12 km) N | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 5 | 94.79 miles (152.54 km) SSE | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 6 | 113.72 miles (183.01 km) NNW | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 114.62 miles (184.46 km) SSE | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 8 | 127.18 miles (204.67 km) NNW | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 9 | 151.61 miles (243.99 km) NNW | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 10 | 151.95 miles (244.55 km) S | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 11 | 161.45 miles (259.82 km) N | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 12 | 162.33 miles (261.24 km) NNW | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 13 | 162.49 miles (261.50 km) S | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 14 | 169.78 miles (273.23 km) S | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 15 | 182.26 miles (293.32 km) S | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,136.78 miles (19,532.21 km) SW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,088.49 miles (19,454.49 km) S | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,073.57 miles (19,430.48 km) WSW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,046.33 miles (19,386.65 km) SSE | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,031.70 miles (19,363.09 km) SSW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,028.89 miles (19,358.58 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,000.74 miles (19,313.27 km) SSE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,987.18 miles (19,291.46 km) S | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,967.14 miles (19,259.20 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,955.77 miles (19,240.89 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,955.66 miles (19,240.72 km) S | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,955.58 miles (19,240.60 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,950.01 miles (19,231.64 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,943.44 miles (19,221.05 km) SSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,943.14 miles (19,220.57 km) SW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.72 miles (110.60 km) SE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 80.30 miles (129.23 km) N | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 3 | 113.92 miles (183.34 km) NNE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 4 | 128.77 miles (207.23 km) W | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 143.63 miles (231.14 km) SW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 150.15 miles (241.64 km) S | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 163.94 miles (263.84 km) SSW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 184.94 miles (297.62 km) WNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 9 | 201.33 miles (324.02 km) WNW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 10 | 220.26 miles (354.47 km) SSE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 235.79 miles (379.47 km) S | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 270.03 miles (434.57 km) ESE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 13 | 272.87 miles (439.14 km) WSW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 14 | 284.23 miles (457.43 km) E | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 15 | 336.38 miles (541.34 km) SE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,318.37 miles (19,824.45 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,280.59 miles (19,763.64 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,202.49 miles (19,637.95 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,164.10 miles (19,576.17 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,112.78 miles (19,493.58 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,111.61 miles (19,491.69 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,100.02 miles (19,473.05 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,099.20 miles (19,471.73 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,076.28 miles (19,434.85 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,075.48 miles (19,433.56 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,068.09 miles (19,421.67 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,045.87 miles (19,385.90 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,036.28 miles (19,370.47 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,946.10 miles (19,225.33 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,933.43 miles (19,204.95 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |