Nonstop flight route between Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Lethem, Guyana:
Departure Airport:
(70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(3°22'21"N by 59°47'21"W)
Distance from AIN to LTM:
6,230.83 miles (10,027.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Lethem Airport (LTM), Lethem, Guyana would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,231 miles (or 10,028 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 Wainwright Airport and Lethem Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIN / PAWI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W |
| Area Served: | Wainwright, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIN |
| More Information: | AIN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LTM / SYLT |
| Airport Name: | Lethem Airport |
| Location: | Lethem, Guyana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°22'21"N by 59°47'21"W |
| Area Served: | Lethem, Guyana, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 351 feet (107 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from LTM |
| More Information: | LTM Maps & Info |
Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):
- Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 3,547 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,770 enplanements in 2009, and 4,129 in 2010.
- The LRR site was inactivated in 2007 due to soil erosion and budget concerns.
- The furthest airport from Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
- In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
- Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright 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.
Facts about Lethem Airport (LTM):
- Because of Lethem Airport's relatively low elevation of 351 feet, planes can take off or land at Lethem 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 Lethem Airport (LTM) is Andi Jemma Airport (MXB), which is nearly antipodal to Lethem Airport (meaning Lethem Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Andi Jemma Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,924 kilometers) away in Masamba, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Lethem Airport (LTM) is Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) WSW of LTM.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.04 miles (96.62 km) E | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 85.40 miles (137.44 km) ENE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) SW | Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) | Point Lay, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 154.70 miles (248.96 km) E | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 190.17 miles (306.05 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 205.10 miles (330.07 km) ESE | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 209.61 miles (337.33 km) E | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 209.99 miles (337.95 km) E | Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 224.91 miles (361.95 km) SSW | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 228.11 miles (367.11 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 229.61 miles (369.52 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 240.62 miles (387.24 km) E | Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 249.70 miles (401.85 km) SSE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 253.27 miles (407.60 km) S | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 264.63 miles (425.88 km) SE | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,348.16 miles (16,653.71 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,904.25 miles (15,939.30 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,902.69 miles (15,936.80 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,895.59 miles (15,925.38 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,861.54 miles (15,870.57 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,821.97 miles (15,806.89 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,783.92 miles (15,745.66 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,777.06 miles (15,734.62 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,741.25 miles (15,676.98 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,715.62 miles (15,635.73 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,690.06 miles (15,594.60 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,659.90 miles (15,546.06 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,604.85 miles (15,457.47 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,601.66 miles (15,452.34 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,601.37 miles (15,451.86 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.31 miles (116.37 km) WSW | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 2 | 222.03 miles (357.32 km) NE | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 3 | 240.44 miles (386.95 km) NNE | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 4 | 260.20 miles (418.75 km) NE | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 5 | 263.07 miles (423.36 km) NNW | El Dorado Airport (EOR) | El Dorado, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 264.08 miles (424.99 km) NNE | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 7 | 273.13 miles (439.56 km) NE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 8 | 281.32 miles (452.75 km) E | Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) | Kasikasima, Suriname | |
| 9 | 289.06 miles (465.20 km) NW | Canaima Airport (CAJ) | Canaima, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 292.66 miles (470.99 km) E | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 11 | 294.12 miles (473.33 km) NE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 12 | 299.87 miles (482.60 km) E | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| 13 | 300.21 miles (483.14 km) E | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 14 | 304.78 miles (490.50 km) E | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 15 | 309.89 miles (498.73 km) ENE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,380.04 miles (19,923.69 km) S | Andi Jemma Airport (MXB) | Masamba, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,338.84 miles (19,857.39 km) ESE | Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) | Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,338.61 miles (19,857.02 km) SW | Soroako Airport (SQR) | Soroako, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,311.62 miles (19,813.59 km) SSE | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,276.91 miles (19,757.73 km) WSW | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,224.67 miles (19,673.65 km) SW | Bolaang Airport (BJG) | Bolaang, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,218.32 miles (19,663.44 km) SW | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,197.54 miles (19,629.99 km) SW | Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW) | Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,165.60 miles (19,578.58 km) ESE | Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) | Balikpapan, East Kalimantan | |
| 10 | 12,157.62 miles (19,565.75 km) E | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,146.32 miles (19,547.57 km) E | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,130.31 miles (19,521.79 km) SE | Bontang Airport (BXT) | Bontang, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,116.71 miles (19,499.90 km) SSW | Pogogul Airport (UOL) | Buol, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,105.18 miles (19,481.35 km) SSW | Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) | Gorontalo, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,082.75 miles (19,445.26 km) S | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |