Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Iquitos, Loreto, Peru:
Departure Airport:
(7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(3°47'4"S by 73°18'30"W)
Distance from ASI to IQT:
4,056.50 miles (6,528.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT), Iquitos, Loreto, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,056 miles (or 6,528 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 Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International 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 Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International 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: | IQT / SPQT |
| Airport Name: | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport |
| Location: | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°47'4"S by 73°18'30"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ADP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 406 feet (124 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IQT |
| More Information: | IQT 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 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.
- In 1939 Ascension became important as a HF/DF radio station covering trade routes.
Facts about Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT):
- Because of Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 406 feet, planes can take off or land at Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International 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.
- The furthest airport from Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) is Matak Airport (MWK), which is nearly antipodal to Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (meaning Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Matak Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) is La Chorrera Airport (LCR), which is located 165 miles (265 kilometers) NNE of IQT.
- Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) 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 | 164.52 miles (264.77 km) NNE | La Chorrera Airport (LCR) | La Chorrera, Colombia | |
| 2 | 228.78 miles (368.18 km) NNE | Araracuara Airport (ACR) | Araracuara, Colombia | |
| 3 | 233.68 miles (376.08 km) E | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 4 | 234.61 miles (377.56 km) E | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 242.16 miles (389.71 km) SW | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| 6 | 256.11 miles (412.16 km) ENE | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 266.16 miles (428.35 km) S | Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) | Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil | |
| 8 | 268.59 miles (432.26 km) NNW | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 9 | 307.24 miles (494.45 km) SE | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 308.29 miles (496.15 km) ENE | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 11 | 329.04 miles (529.54 km) SSW | FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) | Pucallpa, Peru | |
| 12 | 331.71 miles (533.83 km) SW | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 13 | 342.28 miles (550.85 km) NW | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 347.52 miles (559.27 km) WNW | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 354.75 miles (570.91 km) WSW | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,394.34 miles (19,946.70 km) NE | Matak Airport (MWK) | Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,319.53 miles (19,826.32 km) W | Ranai Airport (NTX) | Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,249.88 miles (19,714.22 km) ENE | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,218.74 miles (19,664.11 km) ENE | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,217.06 miles (19,661.41 km) ENE | Kerteh Airport (KTE) | Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,196.74 miles (19,628.70 km) E | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,189.16 miles (19,616.51 km) NE | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,186.07 miles (19,611.54 km) NE | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 9 | 12,184.87 miles (19,609.59 km) WNW | Sematan Airport (BSE) | Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,182.35 miles (19,605.55 km) NE | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 11 | 12,181.99 miles (19,604.97 km) NE | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 12 | 12,181.04 miles (19,603.43 km) NE | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,181.03 miles (19,603.42 km) NE | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,172.56 miles (19,589.79 km) NE | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 15 | 12,169.68 miles (19,585.16 km) WNW | Kuching International Airport (KCH) | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | |