Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Muncie, Indiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(40°14'32"N by 85°23'44"W)
Distance from ASI to MIE:
5,596.22 miles (9,006.22 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Delaware County Regional Airport (MIE), Muncie, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,596 miles (or 9,006 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 Delaware County Regional 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 Delaware County Regional 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: | MIE / KMIE |
| Airport Name: | Delaware County Regional Airport |
| Location: | Muncie, Indiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°14'32"N by 85°23'44"W |
| Area Served: | Muncie, Indiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Delaware County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 937 feet (286 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIE |
| More Information: | MIE 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 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.
- Ascension serves as a diversion airport for ETOPS aircraft crossing the Atlantic.
Facts about Delaware County Regional Airport (MIE):
- Delaware County Regional Airport (MIE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Delaware County Regional Airport (MIE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,229 miles (18,072 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Delaware County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 937 feet, planes can take off or land at Delaware County Regional 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 closest airport to Delaware County Regional Airport (MIE) is Anderson Municipal Airport (AID), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of MIE.
| 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 | 14.73 miles (23.71 km) SW | Anderson Municipal Airport (AID) | Anderson, Indiana, United States | |
| 2 | 22.71 miles (36.55 km) NW | Marion Municipal Airport (MZZ) | Marion, Indiana, United States | |
| 3 | 36.06 miles (58.04 km) SSW | Pope Field (GFD) | Greenfield, Indiana, United States | |
| 4 | 40.09 miles (64.51 km) WNW | Kokomo Municipal Airport (OKK) | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | |
| 5 | 40.13 miles (64.58 km) SSE | Mettel Field (CEV) | Connersville, Indiana, United States | |
| 6 | 44.57 miles (71.72 km) SE | Richmond Municipal Airport (RID) | Richmond, Indiana, United States | |
| 7 | 48.65 miles (78.30 km) NW | Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS) | Peru, Indiana, United States | |
| 8 | 49.74 miles (80.05 km) NE | Decatur Hi-Way Airport (DCR) | Decatur, Indiana, United States | |
| 9 | 51.92 miles (83.55 km) NNE | Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | |
| 10 | 59.84 miles (96.30 km) SW | Indianapolis International Airport (IND) | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| 11 | 60.34 miles (97.10 km) ENE | Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV) | Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States | |
| 12 | 60.56 miles (97.46 km) SSE | Miami University Airport (OXD) | Oxford, Ohio, United States | |
| 13 | 63.53 miles (102.24 km) NNE | Smith Field (SMD) | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | |
| 14 | 66.49 miles (107.01 km) ESE | James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) | Dayton, Ohio, United States | |
| 15 | 70.22 miles (113.01 km) NW | Fulton County Airport (RCR) | Rochester, Indiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,229.35 miles (18,071.85 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,206.33 miles (18,034.80 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,186.30 miles (18,002.55 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,182.25 miles (17,996.04 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,141.61 miles (17,930.63 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,127.89 miles (17,908.56 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,119.05 miles (17,894.32 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,117.92 miles (17,892.51 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,099.16 miles (17,862.32 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,091.16 miles (17,849.44 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,051.04 miles (17,784.88 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,020.92 miles (17,736.41 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,006.93 miles (17,713.89 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,999.09 miles (17,701.28 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,963.02 miles (17,643.22 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |