Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(48°22'9"N by 7°49'39"E)
Distance from ASI to LHA:
4,120.79 miles (6,631.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Black Forest Airport (LHA), Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,121 miles (or 6,632 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 Black Forest 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 Black Forest 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: | LHA / EDTL |
| Airport Name: | Black Forest Airport |
| Location: | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°22'9"N by 7°49'39"E |
| Area Served: | Lahr, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Lahrer Flugbetriebs GmbH & Co. KG |
| Airport Type: | Commercial |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LHA |
| More Information: | LHA Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):
- The Target Tracking Radar Station was a Nike Zeus test facility for tracking reentry vehicles from Cape Canaveral missile launches.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
- 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.
- Ascension serves as a diversion airport for ETOPS aircraft crossing the Atlantic.
- Wideawake Airfield was a US installation built in 1943 by arrangement with the British government.
Facts about Black Forest Airport (LHA):
- Black Forest Airport (LHA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Black Forest Airport (LHA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Black Forest Airport (meaning Black Forest Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,061 miles (19,410 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Black Forest Airport (LHA) is Strasbourg International Airport (SXB), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NW of LHA.
| 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 | 14.86 miles (23.91 km) NW | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France | |
| 2 | 28.02 miles (45.09 km) SW | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 3 | 30.61 miles (49.26 km) NNE | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 4 | 55.58 miles (89.45 km) SSW | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 5 | 55.58 miles (89.45 km) SSW | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 6 | 61.22 miles (98.53 km) NNW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 7 | 66.93 miles (107.71 km) NNW | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 8 | 67.53 miles (108.68 km) ENE | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 9 | 68.20 miles (109.76 km) ENE | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 10 | 70.86 miles (114.05 km) SSE | Zurich Airport (ZRH) | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 74.95 miles (120.63 km) N | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 12 | 77.59 miles (124.87 km) SW | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| 13 | 80.10 miles (128.91 km) N | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 14 | 80.91 miles (130.22 km) W | Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL) | Juvaincourt, Vosges, France | |
| 15 | 82.35 miles (132.53 km) NNE | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,060.91 miles (19,410.11 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,651.06 miles (18,750.51 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,636.32 miles (18,726.80 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,635.53 miles (18,725.52 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,629.97 miles (18,716.58 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,623.55 miles (18,706.24 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,618.08 miles (18,697.43 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,616.53 miles (18,694.94 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,611.54 miles (18,686.92 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,610.75 miles (18,685.64 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,608.18 miles (18,681.51 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,605.64 miles (18,677.42 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,598.48 miles (18,665.90 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,593.39 miles (18,657.71 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,578.64 miles (18,633.96 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |