Nonstop flight route between Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma) and Greenwood, Mississippi, United States:
Departure Airport:
(20°7'58"N by 92°52'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°29'39"N by 90°5'4"W)
Distance from AKY to GWO:
8,726.41 miles (14,043.76 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sittwe Airport (AKY), Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma) and Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO), Greenwood, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,726 miles (or 14,044 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 Sittwe Airport and Greenwood-Leflore 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 Sittwe Airport and Greenwood-Leflore Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKY / VYSW |
| Airport Name: | Sittwe Airport |
| Location: | Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°7'58"N by 92°52'21"E |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKY |
| More Information: | AKY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWO / KGWO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°29'39"N by 90°5'4"W |
| Area Served: | Greenwood, Mississippi |
| Operator/Owner: | Greenwood City & Leflore County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 155 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GWO |
| More Information: | GWO Maps & Info |
Facts about Sittwe Airport (AKY):
- The closest airport to Sittwe Airport (AKY) is Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) SE of AKY.
- The furthest airport from Sittwe Airport (AKY) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,592 miles (18,655 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- Sittwe Airport (AKY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sittwe Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Sittwe 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 Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO):
- Because of Greenwood-Leflore Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenwood-Leflore 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.
- Greenwood AAF was also home to a contingent of Women's Army Service Pilots.
- The closest airport to Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of GWO.
- Greenwood-Leflore Airport is a public use airport located six nautical miles east of the central business district of Greenwood, the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States.
- 1943 view looking east from the GAAF control tower toward the PLM and Squadron Hangars
- 27 July 1944 aerial view of tornado damage at GAAF
- In addition to being known as "Greenwood-Leflore Airport", another name for GWO is "(former Greenwood Army Airfield)".
- The furthest airport from Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,993 miles (17,691 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.08 miles (104.74 km) SE | Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP) | Kyaukpyu, Myanmar (Burma) |     |
| 2 | 108.41 miles (174.46 km) NNW | Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB) | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | |
| 3 | 151.40 miles (243.66 km) ENE | Nyaung U International Airport (NYU) | Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 4 | 161.40 miles (259.74 km) NNW | Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) | Chittagong, Bangladesh | |
| 5 | 219.10 miles (352.60 km) E | Naypyitaw International Airport (NYT) | Naypyidaw, Myanmar | |
| 6 | 224.28 miles (360.95 km) NNE | Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) | Kalemyo, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 7 | 227.87 miles (366.73 km) ENE | Mandalay International Airport (MDL) | Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 8 | 247.62 miles (398.51 km) NW | Barisal Airport (BZL) | Barisal, Bangladesh | |
| 9 | 256.55 miles (412.87 km) N | Lengpui Airport (AJL) | Aizawl, India | |
| 10 | 257.27 miles (414.04 km) E | Heho Airport (HEH) | Heho, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 11 | 261.08 miles (420.16 km) SSE | Pathein Airport (BSX) | Bassein, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 12 | 279.81 miles (450.30 km) NNW | Agartala Airport (IXA) | Agartala, India | |
| 13 | 283.34 miles (455.99 km) NNW | Khowai Airport (IXN) | Khowai, India | |
| 14 | 283.72 miles (456.60 km) E | Loikaw Airport (LIW) | Loikaw, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15 | 284.47 miles (457.81 km) NNW | Kamalpur Airport (IXQ) | Kamalpur, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,591.99 miles (18,655.46 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 2 | 11,567.91 miles (18,616.70 km) SW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 3 | 11,556.46 miles (18,598.28 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,485.28 miles (18,483.71 km) SW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,472.06 miles (18,462.44 km) SW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,457.38 miles (18,438.82 km) SW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,455.50 miles (18,435.80 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,455.50 miles (18,435.80 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,446.45 miles (18,421.24 km) SW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,424.68 miles (18,386.20 km) WSW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,421.18 miles (18,380.56 km) SW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,392.99 miles (18,335.20 km) SSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,391.92 miles (18,333.48 km) W | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,384.16 miles (18,320.99 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,382.29 miles (18,317.98 km) SW | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.92 miles (83.55 km) W | Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH) | Greenville, Mississippi, United States | |
| 2 | 60.82 miles (97.88 km) NNW | Fletcher Field (CKM) | Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States | |
| 3 | 69.07 miles (111.16 km) NNE | University-Oxford Airport (UOX) | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | |
| 4 | 80.51 miles (129.56 km) S | Hawkins Field (HKS) | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | |
| 5 | 81.74 miles (131.55 km) S | Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 82.08 miles (132.09 km) NNW | Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE) | Helena / West Helena, Arkansas, United States | |
| 7 | 83.64 miles (134.61 km) N | Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) | Tunica, Mississippi, United States | |
| 8 | 86.13 miles (138.61 km) E | Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) | Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 92.44 miles (148.78 km) NE | Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | |
| 10 | 95.03 miles (152.93 km) E | Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | |
| 11 | 98.25 miles (158.11 km) E | Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | |
| 12 | 103.98 miles (167.35 km) N | Olive Branch Airport (OLV) | Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States | |
| 13 | 105.92 miles (170.46 km) WSW | Z. M. Jack Stell Field (CRT) | Crossett, Arkansas, United States | |
| 14 | 107.16 miles (172.45 km) N | Memphis International Airport (MEM) | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | |
| 15 | 107.52 miles (173.04 km) NNW | Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY) | Forrest City, Arkansas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,992.65 miles (17,690.91 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,973.69 miles (17,660.39 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,955.25 miles (17,630.72 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,949.46 miles (17,621.40 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,947.99 miles (17,619.04 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,939.10 miles (17,604.72 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,938.38 miles (17,603.57 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,935.70 miles (17,599.26 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,929.53 miles (17,589.33 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,926.93 miles (17,585.15 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,922.53 miles (17,578.07 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,901.41 miles (17,544.08 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,889.81 miles (17,525.41 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,885.38 miles (17,518.28 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,872.36 miles (17,497.33 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |