Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Abuja, Nigeria:
Departure Airport:
(7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°0'24"N by 7°15'47"E)
Distance from ASI to ABV:
1,896.91 miles (3,052.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), Abuja, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,897 miles (or 3,053 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 Nnamdi Azikiwe 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: | ABV / DNAA |
| Airport Name: | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport |
| Location: | Abuja, Nigeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°0'24"N by 7°15'47"E |
| Area Served: | Abuja |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1123 feet (342 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABV |
| More Information: | ABV Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):
- The NASA Tracking Station at Devil's Ashpit and the Cable & Wireless Earth Station at Donkey Plain were built in the "mid-sixties" for space operations and communications, including the latter's use for transmitting "microwave borne data via the Early Bird Satellite back to the NASA facility at Andover, Maine.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
Facts about Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV):
- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (meaning Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,126 miles (19,515 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
- The Abuja Gateway Consortium signed on 13 November 2006 an US$101.1 million contract for the management of the airport over the next 25 years.
- The closest airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) is Minna Airport (MXJ), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NW of ABV.
- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport handled 618,360 passengers last year.
- The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has its head office on the airport grounds.
| 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 | 70.49 miles (113.45 km) NW | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 2 | 116.76 miles (187.91 km) N | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 3 | 117.89 miles (189.72 km) ENE | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 128.97 miles (207.55 km) SE | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 149.49 miles (240.57 km) N | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 176.18 miles (283.53 km) S | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 181.12 miles (291.48 km) SW | Akure Airport (AKR) | Akure, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 193.09 miles (310.75 km) WSW | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 198.09 miles (318.80 km) SSW | Asaba International Airport (ABB) | Asaba, Delta, Niger | |
| 10 | 217.99 miles (350.81 km) SSW | Benin Airport (BNI) | Benin City, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 226.89 miles (365.14 km) NNE | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 247.38 miles (398.11 km) S | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) | Owerri, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 251.75 miles (405.14 km) WSW | Ibadan Airport (IBA) | Ibadan, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 267.67 miles (430.77 km) SSE | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 276.63 miles (445.18 km) S | Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,125.92 miles (19,514.72 km) S | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 2 | 12,108.01 miles (19,485.91 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 3 | 12,099.94 miles (19,472.91 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 4 | 12,095.56 miles (19,465.88 km) SSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 5 | 12,060.32 miles (19,409.16 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 6 | 12,047.32 miles (19,388.24 km) SSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 12,023.24 miles (19,349.48 km) SSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 12,015.11 miles (19,336.40 km) SSW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 12,012.78 miles (19,332.65 km) SSW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 10 | 12,000.03 miles (19,312.13 km) S | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,943.01 miles (19,220.36 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 12 | 11,922.73 miles (19,187.72 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 11,884.95 miles (19,126.93 km) E | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 14 | 11,715.83 miles (18,854.75 km) SSW | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 15 | 11,694.96 miles (18,821.17 km) SE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |