Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Apartadó, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO), Apartadó, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,428 miles (or 7,127 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 RAF Ascension and Antonio Roldán Betancourt 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 RAF Ascension and Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):

• 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.
• RAF Ascension Island was re-garrisoned by the RAF in 1982 and used extensively as a staging base during the Falklands War.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
• RAF Ascension, more commonly known as RAF Ascension Island, and sometimes known as Wideawake Airfield or Ascension Island Base, is a British Royal Air Force station on Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean, near the Equator.
• The Target Tracking Radar Station was a Nike Zeus test facility for tracking reentry vehicles from Cape Canaveral missile launches.
• The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.

Facts about Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO):

• Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport", another name for APO is "Aeropuerto Antonio Roldán Betancourt".
• The furthest airport from Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (meaning Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,217 miles (19,661 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) is Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NW of APO.
• Because of Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio Roldán Betancourt 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.