Nonstop flight route between Afutara, Solomon Islands and Inisheer, Ireland:
Departure Airport:
(9°11'29"S by 160°56'53"E)
Arrival Airport:
(53°3'51"N by 9°30'39"W)
Distance from AFT to INQ:
9,358.88 miles (15,061.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Afutara Airport (AFT), Afutara, Solomon Islands and Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), Inisheer, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,359 miles (or 15,062 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 Afutara Airport and Inisheer Aerodrome, 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 Afutara Airport and Inisheer Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFT / AGAF |
| Airport Name: | Afutara Airport |
| Location: | Afutara, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°11'29"S by 160°56'53"E |
| Area Served: | Afutara |
| View all routes: | Routes from AFT |
| More Information: | AFT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | INQ / EIIR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Inisheer, Ireland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°3'51"N by 9°30'39"W |
| Area Served: | Inisheer, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland |
| Operator/Owner: | Comhar Caomhan Teoranta |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from INQ |
| More Information: | INQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Afutara Airport (AFT):
- The furthest airport from Afutara Airport (AFT) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is nearly antipodal to Afutara Airport (meaning Afutara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bubaque Airport), and is located 12,174 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.
- The closest airport to Afutara Airport (AFT) is Uru Harbour Airport (ATD), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) N of AFT.
Facts about Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ):
- The closest airport to Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) is Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NW of INQ.
- Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,998 miles (19,309 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Inisheer Aerodrome", another name for INQ is "Inisheer Airport".
- Because of Inisheer Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Inisheer Aerodrome 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.39 miles (36.04 km) N | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands |     |
| 2 | 38.68 miles (62.26 km) NNW | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 63.09 miles (101.53 km) WSW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 83.87 miles (134.98 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 84.81 miles (136.49 km) WSW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 108.34 miles (174.36 km) SE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 118.17 miles (190.18 km) W | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 119.91 miles (192.98 km) NW | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 165.45 miles (266.27 km) SSW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 258.63 miles (416.22 km) WNW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 263.27 miles (423.69 km) WNW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 289.01 miles (465.12 km) WNW | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 355.48 miles (572.09 km) WNW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 377.98 miles (608.31 km) WNW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 387.92 miles (624.29 km) WNW | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,174.30 miles (19,592.59 km) NW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 2 | 12,164.89 miles (19,577.45 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 3 | 12,139.88 miles (19,537.19 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 4 | 12,137.89 miles (19,534.00 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 5 | 12,107.40 miles (19,484.92 km) NNW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 6 | 12,089.90 miles (19,456.76 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 7 | 12,065.03 miles (19,416.73 km) W | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 8 | 12,059.63 miles (19,408.05 km) NW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 9 | 12,055.01 miles (19,400.60 km) WNW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 10 | 12,039.21 miles (19,375.18 km) NNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 11 | 12,038.78 miles (19,374.50 km) NNW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 12 | 12,035.09 miles (19,368.55 km) W | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 12,028.62 miles (19,358.14 km) W | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 11,985.42 miles (19,288.61 km) WNW | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 15 | 11,975.72 miles (19,273.01 km) WNW | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 3.10 miles (4.98 km) NW | Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA) | Inishmaan, Ireland | |
| 2 | 6.61 miles (10.64 km) WNW | Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR) | Kilronan, Inishmore, Ireland | |
| 3 | 11.62 miles (18.70 km) N | Connemara Airport (NNR) | Inverin, Ireland | |
| 4 | 28.68 miles (46.16 km) NE | Galway Airport (GWY) | Galway, Ireland | |
| 5 | 35.00 miles (56.33 km) SE | Shannon Airport (SNN) | Shannon (County Clare), Ireland | |
| 6 | 61.05 miles (98.26 km) S | Kerry Airport (KIR) | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | |
| 7 | 65.01 miles (104.62 km) NNE | Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) | Knock, Ireland | |
| 8 | 82.82 miles (133.28 km) NNW | Belmullet Aerodrome (BLY) | Belmullet, Ireland | |
| 9 | 91.92 miles (147.94 km) NNE | Sligo Airport (SXL) | Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland | |
| 10 | 94.79 miles (152.55 km) SSE | Cork Airport (ORK) | Cork, Ireland | |
| 11 | 96.43 miles (155.19 km) S | Bantry Aerodrome (BYT) | Bantry, County Cork, Ireland | |
| 12 | 96.72 miles (155.65 km) ESE | Kilkenny Airport (KKY) | Kilkenny, Ireland | |
| 13 | 118.36 miles (190.48 km) ESE | Waterford Airport (WAT) | Waterford, Ireland | |
| 14 | 119.46 miles (192.25 km) NE | Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) | Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 136.25 miles (219.27 km) ENE | Dublin Airport (DUB) | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,997.92 miles (19,308.73 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,967.07 miles (19,259.09 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,943.55 miles (19,221.23 km) S | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,891.90 miles (19,138.12 km) S | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,876.89 miles (19,113.95 km) S | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,875.48 miles (19,111.69 km) S | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,857.69 miles (19,083.06 km) S | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,845.52 miles (19,063.47 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,830.50 miles (19,039.30 km) S | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,803.84 miles (18,996.40 km) S | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,801.03 miles (18,991.87 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,794.19 miles (18,980.87 km) S | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,772.99 miles (18,946.75 km) S | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,768.66 miles (18,939.78 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,721.26 miles (18,863.49 km) S | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |