Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Asaba, Delta, Niger:
Departure Airport:
(7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°12'11"N by 6°39'32"E)
Distance from ASI to ABB:
1,750.26 miles (2,816.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Asaba International Airport (ABB), Asaba, Delta, Niger would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,750 miles (or 2,817 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 relatively short distance between RAF Ascension and Asaba International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASI / FHAW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASI |
| More Information: | ASI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABB / EGUD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Asaba, Delta, Niger |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°12'11"N by 6°39'32"E |
| Area Served: | Asaba, Nigeria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABB |
| More Information: | ABB Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):
- In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
- The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
- The RAF presence on Ascension is backed up by United States Air Force personnel, who contribute a similar number of service personnel to ensure the effective running of the station, under the command of Captain Eduard Rodriguez, who is responsible to the RAF Station Commander.
- The furthest airport from RAF Ascension (ASI) is Ujae Airport (UJE), which is nearly antipodal to RAF Ascension (meaning RAF Ascension is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ujae Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands.
- In 1939 Ascension became important as a HF/DF radio station covering trade routes.
- Ascension Island Auxiliary Field was being built by 181 men from Saint Helena by 1957
Facts about Asaba International Airport (ABB):
- The closest airport to Asaba International Airport (ABB) is Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) ENE of ABB.
- In addition to being known as "Asaba International Airport", another name for ABB is "DNAS".
- The furthest airport from Asaba International Airport (ABB) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Asaba International Airport (meaning Asaba International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,174 miles (19,592 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Asaba International Airport (ABB) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 964.90 miles (1,552.85 km) NNE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia |     |
| 2 | 970.07 miles (1,561.18 km) NNE | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 970.61 miles (1,562.04 km) NNE | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 4 | 1,004.06 miles (1,615.87 km) NNE | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 5 | 1,016.52 miles (1,635.93 km) NNE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 6 | 1,019.92 miles (1,641.40 km) NNE | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 7 | 1,057.48 miles (1,701.85 km) NNE | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 1,060.22 miles (1,706.26 km) NNE | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 1,078.81 miles (1,736.16 km) N | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 1,099.23 miles (1,769.04 km) N | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 1,108.19 miles (1,783.46 km) NNE | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 1,114.35 miles (1,793.37 km) N | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 1,118.49 miles (1,800.03 km) NNE | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 1,131.83 miles (1,821.51 km) NNE | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 1,133.99 miles (1,824.97 km) N | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.71 miles (19,907.06 km) N | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 12,357.05 miles (19,886.69 km) NW | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 12,310.77 miles (19,812.22 km) NW | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 12,282.52 miles (19,766.74 km) WNW | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 12,282.50 miles (19,766.72 km) WNW | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 12,282.14 miles (19,766.14 km) N | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 12,254.29 miles (19,721.32 km) W | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 12,232.07 miles (19,685.57 km) W | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 12,217.96 miles (19,662.86 km) W | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 12,205.53 miles (19,642.85 km) W | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 12,205.39 miles (19,642.62 km) W | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 12,200.28 miles (19,634.41 km) NW | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 12,199.88 miles (19,633.75 km) NNW | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 12,191.27 miles (19,619.90 km) N | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 12,180.68 miles (19,602.86 km) NE | Kosrae International Airport (KSA) | Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.78 miles (104.25 km) ENE | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 2 | 65.49 miles (105.40 km) SE | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) | Owerri, Nigeria | |
| 3 | 73.19 miles (117.79 km) W | Benin Airport (BNI) | Benin City, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 84.46 miles (135.93 km) SSE | Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 117.83 miles (189.62 km) NW | Akure Airport (AKR) | Akure, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 134.97 miles (217.21 km) SE | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 143.75 miles (231.34 km) SE | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 169.49 miles (272.77 km) NE | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 185.13 miles (297.93 km) E | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 198.09 miles (318.80 km) NNE | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 200.59 miles (322.82 km) WNW | Ibadan Airport (IBA) | Ibadan, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 214.24 miles (344.78 km) NW | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 220.26 miles (354.47 km) SE | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 14 | 230.64 miles (371.18 km) W | Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 231.11 miles (371.93 km) SE | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,174.15 miles (19,592.35 km) SSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,929.95 miles (19,199.35 km) S | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,911.38 miles (19,169.46 km) SSE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 11,910.72 miles (19,168.39 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,902.11 miles (19,154.55 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,900.91 miles (19,152.61 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 7 | 11,897.49 miles (19,147.10 km) SSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,850.65 miles (19,071.73 km) SSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,831.55 miles (19,040.99 km) SSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,824.24 miles (19,029.22 km) SSW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,822.50 miles (19,026.42 km) SSW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 12 | 11,791.14 miles (18,975.96 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 11,771.19 miles (18,943.85 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,714.08 miles (18,851.93 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,629.85 miles (18,716.38 km) ESE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |