Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Lake Placid, New York, United States:
Departure Airport:
(7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°15'51"N by 73°57'42"W)
Distance from ASI to LKP:
5,167.09 miles (8,315.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Lake Placid Airport (LKP), Lake Placid, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,167 miles (or 8,316 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 Lake Placid 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 Lake Placid 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: | LKP / KLKP |
| Airport Name: | Lake Placid Airport |
| Location: | Lake Placid, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°15'51"N by 73°57'42"W |
| Area Served: | Lake Placid, New York |
| Operator/Owner: | North Elba Park District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1747 feet (532 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LKP |
| More Information: | LKP Maps & Info |
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.
- Ascension Island Auxiliary Field was being built by 181 men from Saint Helena by 1957
- The station comes under the overall jurisdiction of the Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands, an officer of one-star rank.
- The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
- In 1939 Ascension became important as a HF/DF radio station covering trade routes.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
Facts about Lake Placid Airport (LKP):
- The closest airport to Lake Placid Airport (LKP) is Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NW of LKP.
- The furthest airport from Lake Placid Airport (LKP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,574 miles (18,627 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Lake Placid Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Lake Placid, a village in the Town of North Elba, Essex County, New York, United States.
- Lake Placid Airport (LKP) 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 | 14.68 miles (23.62 km) NW | Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) | Saranac Lake, New York, United States | |
| 2 | 36.14 miles (58.16 km) NE | Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) | Plattsburgh, New York, United States | |
| 3 | 36.33 miles (58.46 km) NE | Clinton County Airport (PLB) | Plattsburgh, New York, United States | |
| 4 | 42.43 miles (68.29 km) ENE | Burlington International Airport (BTV) | Burlington, Vermont, United States | |
| 5 | 63.57 miles (102.31 km) NW | Massena International Airport (MSS) | Massena, New York, United States | |
| 6 | 64.51 miles (103.82 km) NNW | Cornwall Regional Airport (YCC) | Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | |
| 7 | 66.16 miles (106.48 km) SSE | Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL) | Glens Falls, New York, United States | |
| 8 | 67.66 miles (108.88 km) SSE | Granville Airport (GFR) | Granville, France | |
| 9 | 69.12 miles (111.23 km) ENE | Morrisville–Stowe State Airport (MVL) | Morrisville, Vermont, United States | |
| 10 | 69.42 miles (111.72 km) E | Edward F. Knapp State Airport (MPV) | Barre/Montpelier, Vermont, United States | |
| 11 | 71.52 miles (115.09 km) SE | Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT) | Rutland, Vermont, United States | |
| 12 | 78.60 miles (126.49 km) NNE | Saint-Jean Airport (YJN) | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 79.55 miles (128.02 km) WNW | Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS) | Ogdensburg, New York, United States | |
| 14 | 84.04 miles (135.24 km) N | Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) | Dorval, Quebec, Canada | |
| 15 | 87.37 miles (140.61 km) N | Cartierville Airport (YCV) | Cartierville, Quebec, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,574.32 miles (18,627.02 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,561.12 miles (18,605.77 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,551.01 miles (18,589.50 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,540.03 miles (18,571.82 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,524.46 miles (18,546.78 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,478.49 miles (18,472.80 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,446.45 miles (18,421.23 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,442.24 miles (18,414.46 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,430.31 miles (18,395.25 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,353.90 miles (18,272.28 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,320.83 miles (18,219.06 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,266.32 miles (18,131.34 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,260.44 miles (18,121.88 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,227.00 miles (18,068.06 km) SSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,212.35 miles (18,044.49 km) SW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |