Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Matam, Senegal:
Departure Airport:
(7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(15°35'36"N by 13°19'22"W)
Distance from ASI to MAX:
1,629.70 miles (2,622.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX), Matam, Senegal would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,630 miles (or 2,623 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 relatively short distance between RAF Ascension and Ouro Sogui Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | MAX / GOSM |
| Airport Name: | Ouro Sogui Airport |
| Location: | Matam, Senegal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°35'36"N by 13°19'22"W |
| Area Served: | Matam, Senegal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAX |
| More Information: | MAX Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):
- Ascension serves as a diversion airport for ETOPS aircraft crossing the Atlantic.
- The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
- 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".
- 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
Facts about Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX):
- Because of Ouro Sogui Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Ouro Sogui 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 Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) is Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON), which is nearly antipodal to Ouro Sogui Airport (meaning Ouro Sogui Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santo-Pekoa International Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,956 kilometers) away in Luganville, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) is Kaédi Airport (KED), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NNW of MAX.
| 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 | 40.98 miles (65.95 km) NNW | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| 2 | 76.84 miles (123.66 km) SE | Bakel Airport (BXE) | Bakel, Senegal | |
| 3 | 79.63 miles (128.16 km) ESE | Sélibaby Airport (SEY) | Sélibaby, Mauritania | |
| 4 | 92.47 miles (148.82 km) NW | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 5 | 130.19 miles (209.52 km) S | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 6 | 132.26 miles (212.86 km) NW | Podor Airport (POD) | Podor, Senegal | |
| 7 | 144.66 miles (232.81 km) ENE | Kiffa Airport (KFA) | Kiffa, Mauritania | |
| 8 | 149.31 miles (240.29 km) ESE | Kayes Airport (KYS) | Kayes, Mali | |
| 9 | 158.63 miles (255.29 km) NNE | Letfotar Airport (MOM) | Moudjeria, Mauritania | |
| 10 | 161.46 miles (259.85 km) NNW | Boutilimit Airport (OTL) | Boutilimit, Mauritania | |
| 11 | 165.63 miles (266.56 km) WNW | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| 12 | 175.99 miles (283.22 km) S | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| 13 | 186.34 miles (299.88 km) E | Yélimané Airport (EYL) | Yélimané, Mali | |
| 14 | 201.02 miles (323.51 km) NE | Tamchakett Airport (THT) | Tamchakett, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 207.82 miles (334.45 km) WSW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,400.07 miles (19,955.93 km) W | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,378.15 miles (19,920.65 km) SW | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 12,348.63 miles (19,873.15 km) WSW | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,341.83 miles (19,862.20 km) WSW | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,340.72 miles (19,860.42 km) SW | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,338.24 miles (19,856.43 km) W | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,335.63 miles (19,852.22 km) W | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,334.56 miles (19,850.51 km) WSW | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 12,324.00 miles (19,833.50 km) SSW | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 12,316.95 miles (19,822.16 km) SW | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 12,303.43 miles (19,800.41 km) SSW | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 12,286.74 miles (19,773.54 km) SSW | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 12,285.51 miles (19,771.57 km) SW | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 12,283.54 miles (19,768.39 km) SW | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 12,255.18 miles (19,722.75 km) SW | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |