Nonstop flight route between Jerusalem, Israel and Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(31°51'52"N by 35°13'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(61°5'49"N by 155°34'28"W)
Distance from JRS to SVW:
5,984.95 miles (9,631.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Atarot Airport (JRS), Jerusalem, Israel and Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW), Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,985 miles (or 9,632 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 Atarot Airport and Sparrevohn LRRS 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 Atarot Airport and Sparrevohn LRRS Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JRS / OJJR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jerusalem, Israel |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°51'52"N by 35°13'9"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Israel Defense Forces |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 2485 feet (757 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JRS |
| More Information: | JRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SVW / PASV |
| Airport Name: | Sparrevohn LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°5'49"N by 155°34'28"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 1585 feet (483 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SVW |
| More Information: | SVW Maps & Info |
Facts about Atarot Airport (JRS):
- The airport is sometimes shown with two different ICAO codes.
- The furthest airport from Atarot Airport (JRS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,670 miles (18,781 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- From 1948 to the Six Day War in June 1967, the airport was under Jordanian control, designated OJJR.
- The closest airport to Atarot Airport (JRS) is Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WNW of JRS.
- Airport Atarot appeared in the film, World War Z, by director Marc Forster in 2013 as the main airport of Israel that is defended from a zombie epidemic.
- In addition to being known as "Atarot Airport", other names for JRS include "Jerusalem International Airport (TEMPORARILY CLOSED)", "נמל התעופה ירושלים" and "LLJR, OJJR".
- Atarot Airport (JRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the 1970s and early 1980s, Israel invested considerable resources in upgrading the airport and creating the infrastructure for a full-fledged international airport but the international aviation authorities bowed to Arab political pressure and would not allow international flights to land there.
Facts about Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW):
- The closest airport to Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW) is Stony River Airport (SRV), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NW of SVW.
- The airstrip was constructed in 1952 as part of the construction of the Sparrevohn Air Force Station.
- Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,563 miles (16,999 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.11 miles (35.59 km) WNW | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) | Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel |     |
| 2 | 30.87 miles (49.69 km) WNW | Sde Dov Airport (SDV) | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 3 | 38.39 miles (61.78 km) SSE | Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ) | Masada, Israel | |
| 4 | 45.90 miles (73.86 km) E | Amman Civil Airport (ADJ) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 5 | 46.51 miles (74.86 km) ESE | Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 6 | 49.47 miles (79.62 km) SW | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 7 | 64.33 miles (103.53 km) WSW | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) | Gush Katif, Israel | |
| 8 | 66.08 miles (106.34 km) N | Haifa Airport (HFA) | Haifa, Israel | |
| 9 | 69.70 miles (112.18 km) ENE | King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base (OMF) | Mafraq, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan | |
| 10 | 70.06 miles (112.75 km) SW | Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) | Gaza, Palestine | |
| 11 | 85.90 miles (138.25 km) S | Ein Yahav Airfield (EIY) | Ein Yahav, Israel | |
| 12 | 87.25 miles (140.41 km) SSW | Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel | |
| 13 | 95.96 miles (154.44 km) NNE | Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) | Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel | |
| 14 | 98.16 miles (157.97 km) WSW | El Arish International Airport (AAC) | El Arish, Egypt | |
| 15 | 130.81 miles (210.51 km) NE | Damascus International Airport (DAM) | Damascus, Syria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,670.00 miles (18,780.99 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,579.77 miles (18,635.78 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,579.55 miles (18,635.44 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,490.89 miles (18,492.76 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,454.43 miles (18,434.07 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,432.81 miles (18,399.28 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,403.14 miles (18,351.53 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,395.90 miles (18,339.87 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,381.75 miles (18,317.10 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,378.92 miles (18,312.55 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,376.02 miles (18,307.88 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 11,343.01 miles (18,254.76 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,334.35 miles (18,240.83 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,317.55 miles (18,213.79 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,313.74 miles (18,207.66 km) SE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.40 miles (93.99 km) NW | Stony River Airport (SRV) | Stony River, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 67.13 miles (108.04 km) NW | Sleetmute Airport (SLQ) | Sleetmute, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 74.92 miles (120.57 km) SE | Port Alsworth Airport (PTA) | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 75.61 miles (121.68 km) NW | Red Devil Airport (RDV) | Red Devil, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 81.12 miles (130.55 km) SSE | Nondalton Airport (NNL) | Nondalton, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 95.54 miles (153.75 km) SSE | Iliamna Airport (ILI) | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 99.83 miles (160.65 km) WNW | Crooked Creek Airport (CKD) | Crooked Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 102.42 miles (164.83 km) SSE | Pedro Bay Airport (PDB) | Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 110.77 miles (178.26 km) SSW | Koliganek Airport (KGK) | Koliganek, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 117.99 miles (189.88 km) SSE | Kokhanok Airport (KNK) | Kokhanok, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 120.44 miles (193.83 km) S | Big Mountain Air Force Station (BMX) | Big Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 123.02 miles (197.98 km) S | Igiugig Airport (IGG) | Igiugig, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 124.86 miles (200.94 km) N | Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 125.15 miles (201.41 km) WNW | Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU) | Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 128.21 miles (206.34 km) N | McGrath Airport (MCG) | McGrath, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,562.81 miles (16,999.15 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,562.76 miles (16,999.07 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,544.54 miles (16,969.75 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,530.60 miles (16,947.31 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,491.91 miles (16,885.05 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,385.96 miles (16,714.54 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,330.25 miles (16,624.89 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,271.94 miles (16,531.04 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,270.59 miles (16,528.88 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,270.56 miles (16,528.83 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,263.79 miles (16,517.94 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,246.53 miles (16,490.16 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,246.31 miles (16,489.79 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,240.37 miles (16,480.23 km) SSE | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,240.16 miles (16,479.89 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |