Nonstop flight route between Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States and Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands:
Departure Airport:
(32°50'24"N by 105°59'26"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°49'23"N by 169°18'30"E)
Distance from ALM to LIK:
5,546.22 miles (8,925.76 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM), Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States and Likiep Airport (LIK), Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,546 miles (or 8,926 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 Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport and Likiep 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 Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport and Likiep Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALM / KALM |
| Airport Name: | Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport |
| Location: | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°50'24"N by 105°59'26"W |
| Area Served: | Alamogordo, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Alamogordo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4200 feet (1,280 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALM |
| More Information: | ALM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIK / |
| Airport Name: | Likiep Airport |
| Location: | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°49'23"N by 169°18'30"E |
| Area Served: | Likiep, Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from LIK |
| More Information: | LIK Maps & Info |
Facts about Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM):
- The furthest airport from Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,319 miles (18,217 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) has 2 runways.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 414 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 505 enplanements in 2009, and 369 in 2010.
- Because of Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,200 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ALM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ALM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport installed an 8-kilowatt solar photovoltaic array in November 2008, using a $100,000 grant from the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department.
- The closest airport to Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) is Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) W of ALM.
Facts about Likiep Airport (LIK):
- The furthest airport from Likiep Airport (LIK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Likiep Airport (meaning Likiep Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,153 miles (19,559 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Likiep Airport (LIK) is Ailuk Airport (AIM), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) ENE of LIK.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.78 miles (10.91 km) W | Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States |     |
| 2 | 66.25 miles (106.61 km) SW | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 72.12 miles (116.06 km) SSW | Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 74.85 miles (120.46 km) SSW | El Paso International Airport (ELP) | El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 79.11 miles (127.31 km) WNW | Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States | |
| 6 | 87.01 miles (140.03 km) SSW | Abraham González International Airport (CJS) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 7 | 87.01 miles (140.03 km) SSW | Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipal Airport (NCG) | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 8 | 88.40 miles (142.26 km) E | Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 90.35 miles (145.40 km) ENE | Roswell International Air Center (ROW) | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | |
| 10 | 106.37 miles (171.19 km) ESE | Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 108.37 miles (174.41 km) WSW | Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) | Deming, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 118.76 miles (191.12 km) SW | Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 126.65 miles (203.83 km) W | Grant County Airport (SVC) | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 142.01 miles (228.54 km) SSE | Culberson County Airport (VHN) | Van Horn, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 152.85 miles (245.99 km) NE | Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) | Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,319.39 miles (18,216.75 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,116.36 miles (17,890.00 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,047.52 miles (17,779.21 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,033.13 miles (17,756.06 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,720.20 miles (17,252.44 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,671.77 miles (17,174.50 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,612.38 miles (17,078.93 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,602.45 miles (17,062.94 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,583.70 miles (17,032.78 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,579.40 miles (17,025.86 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,531.14 miles (16,948.18 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,507.09 miles (16,909.48 km) SE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,472.42 miles (16,853.69 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,456.63 miles (16,828.27 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,453.68 miles (16,823.52 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.36 miles (85.87 km) ENE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 68.18 miles (109.73 km) ESE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 103.50 miles (166.57 km) NNE | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 110.81 miles (178.33 km) ENE | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 122.88 miles (197.76 km) ESE | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 131.81 miles (212.13 km) SW | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 131.86 miles (212.20 km) SW | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 145.02 miles (233.39 km) S | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 152.14 miles (244.85 km) ESE | Maloelap Airport (MAV) | Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 157.82 miles (253.99 km) S | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 159.26 miles (256.30 km) SSW | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 171.37 miles (275.79 km) WSW | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 171.73 miles (276.37 km) SSW | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 171.92 miles (276.68 km) SSW | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 172.14 miles (277.03 km) SE | Aur Airport (AUL) | Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,153.46 miles (19,559.05 km) ESE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,434.08 miles (18,401.32 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,423.64 miles (18,384.52 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,404.15 miles (18,353.16 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,370.38 miles (18,298.81 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 11,349.26 miles (18,264.82 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,327.12 miles (18,229.19 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,326.07 miles (18,227.50 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 11,323.52 miles (18,223.40 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,296.98 miles (18,180.69 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 11 | 11,295.22 miles (18,177.85 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 11,289.72 miles (18,168.99 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 11,285.84 miles (18,162.75 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 11,265.31 miles (18,129.72 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 11,252.60 miles (18,109.26 km) SSW | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |