Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands:
Departure Airport:
(7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°6'25"S by 159°34'38"E)
Distance from ASI to FRE:
11,250.96 miles (18,106.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Fera Airport (FRE), Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,251 miles (or 18,107 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 Fera 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 Fera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | FRE / AGGF |
| Airport Name: | Fera Airport |
| Location: | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°6'25"S by 159°34'38"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRE |
| More Information: | FRE Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):
- The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
- Ascension Island Auxiliary Field was being built by 181 men from Saint Helena by 1957
- In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
- Ascension serves as a diversion airport for ETOPS aircraft crossing the Atlantic.
- The Target Tracking Radar Station was a Nike Zeus test facility for tracking reentry vehicles from Cape Canaveral missile launches.
- 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.
Facts about Fera Airport (FRE):
- The closest airport to Fera Airport (FRE) is Yandina Airport (XYA), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SSW of FRE.
- The furthest airport from Fera Airport (FRE) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is nearly antipodal to Fera Airport (meaning Fera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bubaque Airport), and is located 12,055 miles (19,400 kilometers) away in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.
| 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 | 72.37 miles (116.47 km) SSW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 85.75 miles (137.99 km) ESE | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 96.90 miles (155.95 km) SSE | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 111.37 miles (179.23 km) ESE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 114.73 miles (184.64 km) S | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 119.91 miles (192.98 km) SE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 146.41 miles (235.63 km) WNW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 159.00 miles (255.89 km) W | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 185.60 miles (298.70 km) W | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 203.57 miles (327.61 km) SE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 221.23 miles (356.03 km) S | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 226.34 miles (364.26 km) SE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 238.34 miles (383.57 km) WNW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 264.16 miles (425.12 km) WNW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 278.79 miles (448.68 km) W | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,054.65 miles (19,400.04 km) NW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 2 | 12,048.43 miles (19,390.03 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 3 | 12,020.09 miles (19,344.42 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 4 | 12,019.97 miles (19,344.22 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 5 | 11,993.99 miles (19,302.41 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 6 | 11,974.11 miles (19,270.42 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 7 | 11,960.89 miles (19,249.14 km) WNW | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 8 | 11,944.41 miles (19,222.62 km) WNW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 9 | 11,941.53 miles (19,217.98 km) W | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 11,940.01 miles (19,215.53 km) NW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 11 | 11,937.65 miles (19,211.74 km) W | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 12 | 11,937.42 miles (19,211.37 km) NNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,925.07 miles (19,191.50 km) NW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 14 | 11,921.99 miles (19,186.53 km) NNE | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,914.50 miles (19,174.48 km) NNE | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |