Nonstop flight route between Zakouma, Chad and Christmas Island, Kiribati:
Departure Airport:
(10°53'26"N by 19°49'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°59'9"N by 157°20'58"W)
Distance from AKM to CXI:
11,526.03 miles (18,549.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zakouma Airport (AKM), Zakouma, Chad and Cassidy International Airport (CXI), Christmas Island, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,526 miles (or 18,549 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 Zakouma Airport and Cassidy International 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 Zakouma Airport and Cassidy International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKM / |
| Airport Name: | Zakouma Airport |
| Location: | Zakouma, Chad |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°53'26"N by 19°49'2"E |
| Area Served: | Zakouma, Chad |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1362 feet (415 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKM |
| More Information: | AKM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CXI / PLCH |
| Airport Name: | Cassidy International Airport |
| Location: | Christmas Island, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°59'9"N by 157°20'58"W |
| Area Served: | Kiritimati |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CXI |
| More Information: | CXI Maps & Info |
Facts about Zakouma Airport (AKM):
- Zakouma Airport (AKM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Zakouma Airport (AKM) is Am Timan Airport (AMC), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) ENE of AKM.
- The furthest airport from Zakouma Airport (AKM) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Zakouma Airport (meaning Zakouma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,909 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
Facts about Cassidy International Airport (CXI):
- The furthest airport from Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Ikela Airport (IKL), which is nearly antipodal to Cassidy International Airport (meaning Cassidy International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ikela Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The airport is at an elevation of 5ft above mean sea level.
- Cassidy International Airport (CXI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 891 miles (1,433 kilometers) SSW of CXI.
- During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command used the airport as a refuelling stop on its Pacific transport route from Hawaii to Kanton Island for flights to Australia and New Zealand as well as a staging point for attacks on the Gilbert Islands, then occupied by Japan.
- Because of Cassidy International Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Cassidy International 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.60 miles (52.46 km) ENE | Am Timan Airport (AMC) | Am Timan, Chad |     |
| 2 | 53.83 miles (86.63 km) NW | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 3 | 117.44 miles (189.01 km) NW | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| 4 | 127.15 miles (204.63 km) W | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 5 | 145.94 miles (234.87 km) SE | Gordil Airport (GDA) | Gounda, Central African Republic | |
| 6 | 155.41 miles (250.11 km) SW | Sarh Airport (SRH) | Sarh, Chad | |
| 7 | 158.52 miles (255.11 km) SE | Gordil Airport (GDI) | Gordil, Central African Republic | |
| 8 | 165.03 miles (265.58 km) N | Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) | Oum Hadjer, Chad | |
| 9 | 191.48 miles (308.15 km) NNW | Ati Airport (ATV) | Ati, Chad | |
| 10 | 192.24 miles (309.37 km) SSE | Koumala Airport (KOL) | Koumala, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 202.01 miles (325.10 km) ESE | Birao Airport (IRO) | Birao, Central African Republic | |
| 12 | 212.07 miles (341.29 km) W | Bousso Airport (OUT) | Bousso, Chad | |
| 13 | 212.62 miles (342.19 km) WNW | Bokoro Airport (BKR) | Bokoro, Chad | |
| 14 | 215.68 miles (347.10 km) NNE | Abéché Airport (AEH) | Abéché, Chad | |
| 15 | 253.16 miles (407.42 km) NE | Geneina Airport (EGN) | Geneina, Sudan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,371.05 miles (19,909.23 km) ESE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,796.66 miles (18,984.84 km) SSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,780.96 miles (18,959.58 km) SW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,772.69 miles (18,946.26 km) ESE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,770.69 miles (18,943.05 km) SSW | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,766.85 miles (18,936.87 km) ESE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,757.77 miles (18,922.26 km) ESE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,753.29 miles (18,915.04 km) SW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,723.87 miles (18,867.70 km) S | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 11,703.43 miles (18,834.79 km) SW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,690.05 miles (18,813.26 km) ESE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,661.66 miles (18,767.58 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,630.51 miles (18,717.45 km) ESE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,616.92 miles (18,695.58 km) WSW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,613.39 miles (18,689.89 km) ESE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 890.56 miles (1,433.22 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 1,044.58 miles (1,681.09 km) WSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 1,229.76 miles (1,979.10 km) N | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 1,235.14 miles (1,987.75 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 1,238.50 miles (1,993.17 km) N | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 1,249.90 miles (2,011.52 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 1,266.96 miles (2,038.97 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 1,299.19 miles (2,090.84 km) N | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 1,302.72 miles (2,096.52 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 1,305.95 miles (2,101.72 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 1,308.19 miles (2,105.33 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 1,311.97 miles (2,111.41 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 1,312.77 miles (2,112.69 km) NW | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 14 | 1,319.03 miles (2,122.77 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 1,324.40 miles (2,131.41 km) N | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,367.09 miles (19,902.85 km) SW | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 12,324.95 miles (19,835.04 km) SSW | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 12,267.24 miles (19,742.16 km) SE | Boende Airport (BNB) | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 12,225.17 miles (19,674.45 km) SSW | Lusambo Airport (LBO) | Lusambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 12,214.69 miles (19,657.59 km) SE | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 12,207.64 miles (19,646.24 km) SSW | Yangambi Airport (YAN) | Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 12,202.38 miles (19,637.78 km) WSW | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 12,184.71 miles (19,609.34 km) SW | Bangoka International Airport (FKI) | Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 12,182.00 miles (19,604.97 km) E | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 12,166.09 miles (19,579.37 km) S | Kananga Airport (KGA) | Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 12,144.17 miles (19,544.10 km) SSW | Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 12,140.82 miles (19,538.70 km) SE | Idiofa Airport (IDF) | Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 12,139.66 miles (19,536.84 km) SE | Basankusu Airport (BSU) | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 12,138.75 miles (19,535.38 km) NNE | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 12,135.41 miles (19,530.00 km) E | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |