Nonstop flight route between Surallah, South Cotabato, Philippines and Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena:
Departure Airport:
(6°22'3"N by 124°45'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W)
Distance from AAV to ASI:
9,635.04 miles (15,506.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Allah Valley Airport (AAV), Surallah, South Cotabato, Philippines and RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,635 miles (or 15,506 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 Allah Valley Airport and RAF Ascension, 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 Allah Valley Airport and RAF Ascension. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAV / RPMA |
| Airport Name: | Allah Valley Airport |
| Location: | Surallah, South Cotabato, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°22'3"N by 124°45'9"E |
| Area Served: | Surallah, South Cotabato |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | public |
| Elevation: | 600 feet (183 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AAV |
| More Information: | AAV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASI / FHAW |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Allah Valley Airport (AAV):
- Because of Allah Valley Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Allah Valley 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 closest airport to Allah Valley Airport (AAV) is General Santos International Airport (GES), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SE of AAV.
- The furthest airport from Allah Valley Airport (AAV) is Itaituba Airport (ITB), which is nearly antipodal to Allah Valley Airport (meaning Allah Valley Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Itaituba Airport), and is located 12,281 miles (19,764 kilometers) away in Itaituba, Pará, Brazil.
- Allah Valley Airport (AAV) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):
- The Target Tracking Radar Station was a Nike Zeus test facility for tracking reentry vehicles from Cape Canaveral missile launches.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
- The RAF presence on Ascension is backed up by United States Air Force personnel, who contribute a similar number of service personnel to ensure the effective running of the station, under the command of Captain Eduard Rodriguez, who is responsible to the RAF Station Commander.
- The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.86 miles (51.27 km) SE | General Santos International Airport (GES) | General Santos City, Philippines |     |
| 2 | 66.51 miles (107.03 km) NW | Awang Airport (CBO) | Cotabato City, Philippines | |
| 3 | 80.61 miles (129.73 km) NE | Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) | Davao City, Philippines | |
| 4 | 98.58 miles (158.65 km) NNW | Malabang Airport (MLP) | Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 5 | 111.81 miles (179.93 km) ENE | Mati Airport (MXI) | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines | |
| 6 | 127.25 miles (204.78 km) NNW | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 7 | 134.32 miles (216.17 km) NW | Pagadian Airport (PAG) | Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines | |
| 8 | 139.83 miles (225.03 km) NNW | Labo Airport (OZC) | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines | |
| 9 | 156.41 miles (251.72 km) N | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 10 | 166.11 miles (267.33 km) NE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 11 | 177.10 miles (285.01 km) WNW | Ipil Airport (IPE) | Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines | |
| 12 | 182.35 miles (293.47 km) NNW | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 13 | 185.29 miles (298.20 km) NNE | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 188.74 miles (303.74 km) WNW | Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) | Zamboanga City, Philippines | |
| 15 | 193.02 miles (310.63 km) SSE | Naha Airport (NAH) | Tahuna, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,281.06 miles (19,764.40 km) SSE | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,188.05 miles (19,614.72 km) SSE | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,173.30 miles (19,590.98 km) S | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,168.36 miles (19,583.02 km) SE | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,162.51 miles (19,573.62 km) S | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,160.56 miles (19,570.48 km) SSE | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,138.64 miles (19,535.20 km) SW | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,090.18 miles (19,457.22 km) SSE | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,085.89 miles (19,450.31 km) SE | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,076.06 miles (19,434.48 km) W | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,071.58 miles (19,427.27 km) W | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,062.68 miles (19,412.95 km) SSE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,046.66 miles (19,387.17 km) SE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,041.84 miles (19,379.42 km) SE | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,034.07 miles (19,366.91 km) SE | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 964.90 miles (1,552.85 km) NNE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 2 | 970.07 miles (1,561.18 km) NNE | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 970.61 miles (1,562.04 km) NNE | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 4 | 1,004.06 miles (1,615.87 km) NNE | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 5 | 1,016.52 miles (1,635.93 km) NNE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 6 | 1,019.92 miles (1,641.40 km) NNE | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 7 | 1,057.48 miles (1,701.85 km) NNE | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 1,060.22 miles (1,706.26 km) NNE | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 1,078.81 miles (1,736.16 km) N | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 1,099.23 miles (1,769.04 km) N | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 1,108.19 miles (1,783.46 km) NNE | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 1,114.35 miles (1,793.37 km) N | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 1,118.49 miles (1,800.03 km) NNE | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 1,131.83 miles (1,821.51 km) NNE | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 1,133.99 miles (1,824.97 km) N | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.71 miles (19,907.06 km) N | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 12,357.05 miles (19,886.69 km) NW | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 12,310.77 miles (19,812.22 km) NW | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 12,282.52 miles (19,766.74 km) WNW | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 12,282.50 miles (19,766.72 km) WNW | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 12,282.14 miles (19,766.14 km) N | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 12,254.29 miles (19,721.32 km) W | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 12,232.07 miles (19,685.57 km) W | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 12,217.96 miles (19,662.86 km) W | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 12,205.53 miles (19,642.85 km) W | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 12,205.39 miles (19,642.62 km) W | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 12,200.28 miles (19,634.41 km) NW | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 12,199.88 miles (19,633.75 km) NNW | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 12,191.27 miles (19,619.90 km) N | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 12,180.68 miles (19,602.86 km) NE | Kosrae International Airport (KSA) | Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia | |